I just received them in the mail yesterday and these headphones hurt my head. After wearing them to watch a movie on my computer, I had a terrible headache. I will be returning them to Amazon for a refund and to find another pair. I'm really disappointed after hearing such great reviews about the sound. I bought them to replace my Sony MDR-V6. They are ok, but the Pads come off too much, and the sound isn't that great.So in all, the Sennheiser HD-280 Pro sound is good, not great, but the headset are very uncomfortable. They don't reduce external sounds. The price for them are good, but not worth these headphones. They seem very durable. They just need some way to adjust the fitting.