With that of a price, I expect it to be a lot more of a punch. None of these but the HD600 come close. They are as I expected them to be. They are already coming apart. They tont make a tall "T" in my size but the standard length is more than long enough to reach just over the level of the elastic on undergarment. Does not seem like it would scratch the bicycle because the ends are rubber coated. its like a fake suede or felt cloth material so it had frayed fibers around it as soon as i took them out of the box. The space between the bars is not wide enough. (Yes I am writing this two days later hopefully I don?t need to return with negative feedback)Difficult to open the box, packaged neatly in original SkullCandy box. So, with everything that the Sony XB950N1s offer, they?re a pretty good all around pair headphones.