I bought these based on great reviews and had high expectations. I compared them with two other headsets (the popular Tao Tronics wireless/noise canceling/bluetooth and the Xiberia V22 Gaming Headset). I returned these... here's why.- Sound quality was subpar. What sounded generally acceptable at first turned into a surprise when I compared these to the other two headsets in a side by side comparison. (I used the Tao Tronics in a wired config, not via bluetooth, to be fair). The Xiberia V22 was considerably better than the Tao Tronic (with better balance of bass) and this Eksa landed at the bottom of the list. I listened to the same music and podcast records and after hearing the other two, it was easy to notice how thin and hollow the Eksa sounded. The bass was lacking compared to the other two, and in the end the hollow vocals became irritating.- Mic quality was way too low. I made the same type of recording of my voice and compared this to the Xiberia V22. The Eksa recorded at a very low volume, the Xiberia didn't. The difference was significant. I asked my daughter to listen to each recording, and she said I didn't sound "like me" using the Eksa.On the positive side, I really found these comfortable and felt they were constructed well, using metal instead of plastic. When I unboxed them, I felt I had the winner in my hands already as they felt solid and inspired a sense of quality.I really wanted these to win my tests, so I downloaded the recommended Windows software and drivers and retested. I could boost the mic input volume with the software, but even at max boost it was still lower volume than the Xiberia without any mic boost. The software options for sound settings didn't get rid of the thinness of the vocals, and the bass just wasn't there compared to the others. I reluctantly concluded these were the worst audio quality of the three and I couldn't fix it with software.I do understand these are not $100 headphones. Yes, they do produce sound and the mic barely picks up enough of your voice only if using the recommended software to boost the input to the MAX, but considering I was trialing this and the Xiberia V22 (I already owned the Tao Tronics) and the Xiberia was far superior in both sound and mic quality, I returned these and kept the Xiberia. The Xiberia do have more plastic and are fit a bit more snugly on my head than these, but they are still comfortable and cost even less than the Eksa did (although cost did not factor into my conclusion or decision to return).So while I understand the may positive reviews stating they are good "for the price" I came to a different conclusion, as the less costly headphones sounded superior by a huge margin. Ultimately, I would prefer the comfort and build quality of these with the sound/mic quality of the Xiberia V22.