Creative Aurvana Live! Headphones

These are wonderful hidden gems of headphone world. Using the same guts as the renowned D1001k they produce a bass driven warm sound without any bass bleed to midrange. Midrange is also well-done, male vocals especially. Treble is nice and has the occasional spark when needed. Presentation is adequate for closed headphones. Overall, the sound signature is quite fun for most genres, the only problem I had with them is the extra messy and fast metal pieces. The reason is that bass is not well controlled. I sense that -though I am no expert-, these are not technically most proficient headphones even in their price range.
 
Comfort is probably unbeatable. Build is decent but a bit flimsy. And lastly look elsewhere for isolation.
 
I can't believe that  someone can get them for 70 bucks new and much less second hand. Such a great value!

As we always remember the last words the longest, let's begin with the complaints:
 
 My main beef with these are that they don't have a removable cord, and that the cord exits from both ears - these head phones are way too good to waste on a bad cord that glitches after just 6 months of use. Also, the headband is rather hard and presses uncomfortably on your head if you keep them on for a few hours in a row.
 
So! With that out of the way - the good stuff:
These are simply amazing. I love them. They close comfortably and perfectly around the ear, the sound is perfect and practically none of it slips out even if you put them on loud. These babies should last you a lifetime if you recable them once in a while, and they should definitely be worth it.
 
They also have a design that is very easy to customise, with the closed, plain black plastic. The silver band around the black frames your personal design very effectively.

Bear in mind these are my first quality headphones so it is a world of difference from anything I have had previously.  I did a load of research before grabbing these and I am very pleased.
 
Out of the box...
    I think these are a good-looking piece of gear.  Aside from the headphones you get the 2.5 to 3.5 mm adapter, a cord extension, and a carrying case (soft, velvety bag).
 
Sound...
    Again, never having any high quality headphones before, I was blown away by my CAL!'s.  I expected a big difference but these sound close to some several-hundred-dollar headphones I have tried.  I can hear new details in songs I've heard a hundred times.  I find the sound very clear and the bass is awesome.  You can feel the bass fully and it seems to adapt well with the sound (or source in general).  For example, in a bass heavy rap/hip-hop song the bass hits fully but you don't lose out on the rest of the details.  On the other hand, in a song with little bass (a piano piece, say), there isn't any unnecessary or added bass noise.
    I have used these watching video and they perform here as well.  Watching action is particularly rewarding (just hearing talking sounds high-quality/clear, but really not super special).  Action sounds full and almost seems like surround sound.  I've caught myself looking over my shoulder after hearing a background sound, thinking it came from the room in which I was sitting.
 
Comfort...
I can wear these bad boys all day.
 
Design...
    Again, I think these look nice.  Functionally, I would've liked if they had the cord exiting from only one side, but it really not a big deal.  I like how the cord is only about 3 feet (I don't want a huge spool of wire like a lot of "DJ" headphones have).  Plus they do offer an extension cord.  
    I think the biggest design downside for a lot of people is that these don't fold.  It doesn't really bother me because folding headphones really don't get much smaller.  Plus I think this knocks the price down a little and it has nothing to do with sound, so it's almost a plus for me. 
 
In summary...
I think these are outstanding.  At only $60 you can't go wrong if you want a solid, affordable pair of headphones.