It doesn't hurt my head, and the sound quality and mic quality are excellent for what they're supposed to do. I put my things through their paces, especially things I wear--and these headphones (with the mic) definitely hold up. Last time I bought one for myself was years and years ago; I only recently bought the same pair for someone else as a gift, in the hopes that they too will enjoy these headphones. The ones I have are starting to go, but still holds up decently well--I hope to buy these again in the future, too.Now, the downsides: there's no real good volume control on the headphones, just a clicker. But really, if you want to control the volume, just do it on the thing that's playing the audio! I'll also say another downside is that the volume control/mic piece on the headphones has a different action assigned to it depending on what you're using it for. In my Xbox controller, the button serves as a Mute button for the mic; but on my iPod, it serves as a pause button--or if I'm on VC, it's a hang up the call button. So beware of that! I just try not to touch it, and just deal with the controls directly on whatever I'm interfacing with.Definitely recommend, and will buy again.
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]