Not that they're bad, I just wanted something cheaper with comparable sound -- and that's what I got because these Grados are cheap plastic junk

The housing is made of cheap, hollow plastic, and the headband is covered in an unpleasant vinyl faux-leather material

The head strap is some kind of cheap plastic made to look like leather

Doesn't have that cheap plastic feel to it

AffordableCons:- Construction is a solid plastic, but not high quality feeling (I think it's ABS not PBT)

The headband part is made with stiff plastic and the plastic crimping/"stitches" that hold the plastic together surrounding the metal arch have all failed (see photo two on this listing to see where the pressure bend is), so there are gaping holes on both sides; the plastic they use is thin and brittle and feels extremely cheap

(On the flip side, no idiot plastic clamshell!

Also the headphones feel like cheap plastic...

felt like they were going to fall apart at any time, and I just felt like I was holding a cheap plastic toy

These headphones are made of lighter, cheaper plastics with higher molding tolerance, and it shows because they look and feel cheap

The cans are made of cheap plastic, the only metal you will find is the rod extending into the headpiece

So I get these and am immediately disappointed by the clunky, lightweight and cheap plastic design

The L and G pads are excellent for jazz and classical music

The "errmahgerd I heard so many more parts of the song" argument, well s***

using them on an i-pod nano, superb