They lose a star because they were touted as being "over the ear" headphones.

I'm lowering its rating to three stars, and I can see how some people might not agree with it losing two stars for this, but for a company that makes quality products like Sennheiser I expect better than just a year and a half's worth of performance, even if only for $

Awesome head sets Just knocked off 1 star because the chord is way to long for

The only reason I'm rating these 3 stars is that they hurt my ears

I gave the comfort four stars only because they get a little irritating after I listen to them for an hour or so.

I own this HD202 for year+, in term of built quality, I would say it's 4 stars, still functioning well, no failure yet

I gave bass 4 stars because while the headphones will play the music, the people that enjoy shaking a town with the bass on their truck's stereo system might be a little disappointed.

These lose 1 star because they are a little too tight on my head, and I don't have a big head.

The comfort of the headphones is a one star (*)

Seriously, these are great!5 stars, I can't recommend any higher!

I tend to be a tough critic, but these headphones get a well-deserved five stars from me, and I would definitely recommend them.

NO problems here! 5 stars!

The missing star is actually for the heat after awhile, but guess what, I live in JAMAICA, plus I'm normally warmer than the average

If you have a larger head and you want to absolutely assure a

Not as tough as I'd like, luckily I usually take very good care of my

We exclusively use this headphone in our digital production room as well as in the broadcast studio.

I little thumpy on bass, highs lacking- Retains heat on a hot dayConclusion:I find these work very well at work for listening to training material, as well as my musical selections.

Using the Windows Media Player equalizer, I can make them sound nearly as good as the Sony MDR 7506

I am using it with my iPod and the sound is really good, it may not be as good as in a $200 pair of headphones but it is still quite pleasant to be in a bubble when you are listening to your music

My drops, throws, and sit-ons never broke a

I live in an apartment and use these for when I practice my instruments (Guitar, Bass and keyboard) as well as for general music listening

I had to return them and suffer a $[

Treat these headphones with respect, and they will show your ears the way.****UPDATE MARCH 30, 2013******It has been just over two years now, and these headphones still work as well as they did the day I first got them.****UPDATE AUGUST 25, 2017****It's been what, six years now

The ear cups are too small and the fit is tight, so your ears start hurting as they are being mashed against your head.

The only thing that annoys me (as with the 201s) is the very long cord

They have been worn for extended periods of time listening to music as well as

The ear cups are also kind of small so these barely qualify as "over the ear" headphones

All in all I would recommend these headphones as they sound great and they're very affordable for some headphones of this quality.

I'm not positive as to the sound quality at higher sound levels, as I don't tend to listen to music that loud, but at the level I had it(about 50% volume), the quality was perfect