In terms of sound quality; these give the first impression of balance until you turn up the volume just a little bit, and you realize that the bass is extremely muddy, and the treble is just terrible with the higher frequency just being peaky and sharp, and those two response categories end up drowning out the mids for not very great sound all-around

That isn't to say the sound was bad, it just lacked some bass for me.

The Cloud Stinger handles lows better than highs, with a deep, vibrating bass that pleasantly immerses you into the experience

Worse still, trying to use it as headphones in this manner makes it half as quiet as with the proper adapter

They aren't near as loud as