I had recently lost my Sennheiser CX 3.00 in-ear headphones and went to replace them, I was informed of this new series that had “replaced” the CX 3.00 with superior sound quality. After a month of using these, and much discomfort, I found my old headphones which had been washed and found in one of my sweatshirt pockets. I then did a comprehensive comparison between the two pairs, and can certainly say that the comfort is much better on my old pair, but the sound quality is practically impossible to tell the difference in my view. Given their significant difference in price, I'd recommend avoiding this pair. If they were of similar comfort and from the buyer's point of view there are noticeable sound differences, then I would recommend you consider this pair.