These phones sound really nice, for being under $20. I have owned at least 30 different headphones since 1974, and these sound as good as any of the $100 Sennheisers I had back when Elton John's "Rocket Man" was new music.

Absolutely ok sound, decent bass. However, the headphones / headset is too plastic to carry Sony's logo, not something I would associate with Sony if I was a "brand manager". It feels like they should go off any second. Hard scratchy plastic in the jumper.

Look, I have a pair of Sony MDR V6 headphones that are hard to match even by big names like Bose, and are way better than those expensive brands that are just made for looks. Compared to them, the sound of these is just OK.

This is my 4th pair of these headphones. Great all around quality for the price!