Minus 1 star for the warm, rough feel of the foam of the ear pads, it becomes quite unpleasant after extended use

After some comparing grado has gained a star, really

I knock a star off for that.

Knock a star off

they sound excellent, especially after a few days, why not 5 stars you ask - they simply do not last - rubber on cord breaks down VERY fast and don't claim you weren't warned when you have to open them and re-sauder connections, lastly, not comfortable for long listening, but, they do sound great, now go out and buy yourself some great sounding, inexpensive sennheisers - THEY last

One star subtracted on bass, not as deep as

I had to knock off one star because I had a set of Grado SR-60's several years ago

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