2 years later in 2016 I decided to start using it again with a Line 6 UX2 and I loved the microphone quality paired with the UX2 because with POD farm you can add noise gates and compression which takes care of background noise and prevents clipping

These headphones eliminate all of the normal background noises that could be hear before

This is a great vocal mic, designed specifically for background noise rejection and picking up clear and crisp vocals

Does tend to pick up background noises in a noisy office, though my voice comes in loud and clear over that

You could totally hear all the background noise

Pros-great crisp sound-top notch mic-very comfortableCons-requires a fancy audio setupI recommend a

I've treated the room as much as I can afford, but the fact is that I live in a typical metropolitan neighborhood with cars passing by, lawnmowers and blowers going and commercial and military aircraft buzzing the area on a regular basis

The headphones are as quality as my MH50X's, and the microphone is as good as or better than my AT2020USB