The headphones don't give the sense that the music is in the room, it sounds like the music is coming out of speakers on my ears. The bass is far under-represented for my taste. Overcompensating elsewhere, there is an uncomfortable spike in the higher frequencies. I have tested them using some of my favourite music to reach these conclusions. That said, these phones are well better than the lot of other brands of headphone at this price point. I give 4 stars for quality due to the price/performance ratio, and an overall 'passing grade,' but I can't keep them unless a magical gnome would appear and mod them for me.