This pair of headphones obviously was not tested by its designers. Indeed, not content to issue a sound unbearable, these headphones have the misfortune of suffering a finish defying all poor records, so that one might expect in a propaganda organized by Altec itself even to reduce its own customers in too high profit pretext. We have here a learned mixture of discomfort and prolonged listening faulty contact occurred within 2 weeks after unpacking, which, admittedly, is a tad insulting. In short, if you want to throw your money out the window, it is THE product to buy absolutely; if not, change immediately page.