My mum recently bought this and they are horrible comparred to the older model that I had. Not only is the texture they have added (for grip I assume) like sandpaper on your ears, but the band is a lot heavier. This means that as you move the headphones bob, cutting off the music and sandpapering your ears. Also the sound quality of the headphones seemed much worse to me. Not to mention the older model had volume and track controls that were simple and easy to use.