Sony MDR-XB950AP Extra Bass Headphone - Silver (International Version)

I'd really like to like this headphone, because it does some things quite well: it's well-built, I like the styling, and if the pads were just a little wider and the clamp a goodly bit lighter, I'm sure it would be very comfortable.

Solid build; fairly plush pads; nicely styled

Ludicrously overdone bass; veiled sound; painful clamp; tangleprone cable

False advertising

Overall headphones' quality is ok, but it's a purposeful misleading to write it's country of origin is Japan, for it's made in China. So I was very disappointed when I had finally had that product.

The XB family has been around for a while, and the MDR-XB950B1 looks a little dated. It's also somewhat expensive for what you're getting - but it's definitely fun to listen to the right music with. It's hard to say that this is a great pair of headphones.

Comfortable and sturdy; Stands out; aurally; EQ is actually useful

Requires the EQ a lot; Expensive; Bulky; doesn't fold