I bought these headphones back in 2016. I'd rank the audio quality as good to excellent. The bass was tight and deep without sounding artificially boomy or muddy. The mid-range was rich and well-defined, with vocals coming through clearly. The highs sparkled without sounding harsh or sibilant. I listen to a lot of acoustic jazz and classical, and these headphones made the experience enjoyable. So why the one star rating? These headphones have a fatal design flaw that will eventually render one or both drivers inoperable if the earcups are collapsed for storage. When the earcups are folded up into the headband, the cords leading to the drivers are bent at an extremely sharp angle at the elbow. There is no slack in the cords to accommodate the flexing, and over time, with repeated collapsing and extending, they eventually fracture. The right driver of my unit failed first when its cord broke at the elbow; the cord leading to the left driver was starting to give, but had not yet completely separated. Audio Technica's two year warranty was useless as the headphones failed just outside the two year window, and they wanted me to pay for any costs associated with repairing them. I didn't think it was worth paying for the repair as the cords would eventually fracture again due to the inherent design flaw. I just tossed the unit into the trash. A shame, as they sounded good when they worked.

Terrible for AT brand. As a long time DJ, I rely on headphones for a crisp mix and the output from a good set of headphones. Had a cheap pair of Sony as replacements before I purchased these and have to say the Sonys are miles ahead. Definitely not for DJing

the headphones don't last, at first they were great. but they just died after 3 months of using them...

horrible bad sound

Not comfortable, bad sound

The headphones stopped working after 2 weeks of use. You can hear back up singers but no main voice.

Product broke within 20 minutes of casual listening. The left can rattles like crazy when playing back lower frequencies.