Before I used these bad boys, I was using some really crappy ear-buds. The difference was of course, staggering. If you are like I was and coming from low quality crap and aren't a headphones connoisseur then I can recommend you buy these without a second thought after two warnings. First, the bass isn't great. I'd give it a 3.5/5, while everything else is 4.25/5. Second, these things hurt my ears like crazy when I first got them. It hurt so bad I briefly considered returning them. I stuck it out and eventually I stopped getting it.If you can live with those two gripes buy these now.