Mies van der Rohe would appreciate the straightforward yet refined design

My overall impression is that this is a well made, well designed set that is extremely comfortable.

The open back design would render them useless on a plane in any case

If you want a superb design, comfort and sound, I can recommend they phones without reservation.

Clever plug design which has the smaller ipod/ipad size plug inside a 1/4" plug that screws over the smaller

And although the Shure has only 96dB sensitivity the Mac can play it plenty loud via USB.Regarding comfort, the Shures are very light (268g) and comfortable to the point that I soon forget I'm wearing them