The headphones are crap though and I much prefer my Sennheiser headphones to these.

It distributes the weight better than the original making wearing the headset more comfortable, the included headphones are also very comfortable with great sound.

The book helps but the movement instructions are a boon with installation!The headphones are nice, comparable to a 50 - 75 dollar pair

The headphones are comfortable, sound decent (as in, quite acceptable for gaming), and are easy to adjust and press tightly against your ears

The headphone also sound surprisingly good.

The headphones are pretty bad.

Overall, I am happy with this, and like it a LOT better than external headphones and the old strap.

This headphones are a godsend.

The headphones they did use aren't even very good, either.

The headphones and just a little better than adequate, but it's nice not to have to deal with extra cables.

But when you are moving hard in VR, your headphones don't fall off or move

I use a wireless Sennheiser Over Ear Headphones and I initialy intended to keep using them with the new Vive Deluxe Strap because I assumed that the audio would be some cheap low quality headphones

I'd rate it higher if the headphones were easier to remove, because the strap itself is much better than the stock one all things considered

This seems to be a necessity to really enjoy the Vive, but it's unpleasantly expensive for a pair of mediocre headphones

Working great, more comfortable than the original and i like the headphones.

I was pleasantly surprised that they are decent headphones

Big improvement over wearing normal headphones

Once “clicked” into place, the headphones are comfortable, though they still feel too far from the ear, allowing a lot of external noise

The headphones sound great and are indeed a soft leathery material, and not some hard plastic as I feared

I gave them a try, and the right headphone doesn't even work, so just trying to enjoy my experience with a sub par monotone left headset was pretty unacceptable

Thought I might miss my headphones but the built in ones sound good.

The headphones are very comfortable and sound good for what they are

It's both the improved head strap and the headphones together that makes this a worthwhile upgrade.

The headphones sounded good, but I found them to essentially be earmuffs

HTC even went meta because the integrated headphones are also must-have but are also marred by being mediocre

The integrated headphones sound very good as well

However, the audio is clear, it doesn’t sound as loud as separate headphones or the competitive headset

The headphones are crap though and I much prefer my Sennheiser headphones to these.

In addition, the Deluxe Audio Strap provides a nice adjustable headphones with great sound.

I'll just list them out herePros-Integrated headphones with a wide range of movement and adjustability, so no hassle of taking headphones or earbuds on an off after each VR session.-Head strap can be adjusted up and down, making it much easier to take on and off,-No Velcro strap on the sides, only at the top

The headphones are hardly top-of-the-line, but I have no problems with them and it makes switching

The headphones sound fine, but honestly they don't sound better or worse than the earbuds that are included

The headphones are surprisingly good

The headphones are INCREDIBLE

I hate the idea of tearing apart a $100 addon to remove the garbage headphone system and keep using a nice pair of studio or gaming headphones, and I hate the fact that the strap itself is so vastly superior to the original bands.

I want to give this a good rating, but the headphone structure is garbage.$100 for a little more support and unusable headphones leaves me a bit peeved.

The headphones are pretty cheap and provide sub par audio quality

The over-the-ear headphones are also much easier to use, & better if sharing with friends

I'll just list them out herePros-Integrated headphones with a wide range of movement and adjustability, so no hassle of taking headphones or earbuds on an off after each VR session.-Head strap can be adjusted up and down, making it much easier to take on and off,-No Velcro strap on the sides, only at the top

I was thinking that there would never be a way that I can get these comfortable onto my ear, but to my surprise, the headphones are very maneuverable and hold position exceptionally well

It's nice to have integrated sound, but the headphones aren't as good as and don't block out as much ambient noise as and are less comfortable than the $15 headphones I was using previously