Sennheiser HD 205-II Studio Grade DJ Headphones (Black/Grey)

DEEP BANG FO' THA BUCK!!!!
I've owned several higher priced headphones than the Sennheiser HD 205-II Studio Grade DJ Headphones. But let me tell you, these sound right up there with the pricier sets. I originally bought the HD 205-II to use around town on the bus, walking, and at my favorite donut joint rather than using my pricier DJ phones for fear of me walking off without them or someone swiping them. I am now wondering, in terms of sound, what is the difference in my real DJ phones and the Sennhesier HD 205-II headphones. I'm sure there is a difference, but heck, I cannot tell the difference in sound. This set offers lots of thumping bass, wonderful mids, and silky highs. They are a little snug initially, but they loosen up after a few wears. The truth be told, the ONLY reason I'm not replacing my pricier gig Headphones, with the HD 205-II is because of the thin LONG cord of the Sennheiser. I'm afraid that the cord is too long and not sturdy enough to last during a rough DJ set. Please don't mistake that...

Great sound, slight discomfort

Overall there are very nice headphones, but like other reviewers have said they can be tight. At first they are really tight but by leaving them stretched out on something like a computer case overnight they gradually loosen up. I have found that if you don't leave them stretched out every night they return their original position. Also after wearing them for 3-4 hours they can start to irritate your ears. For the price paid and sound quality you get I can easily recommend them to someone else, just be weary how you store them.

First Impressions
So I listen to a lot of music. Punk, metal, black metal, death metal etc. etc. And I've never owned a pair of "quality" headphones. I've had crappy CD player-type headphones and cheap I-Pod ear buds. They're definitely on the low-end of the quality scale, but I never knew good sounding music so it made no difference to me. Thing is I'm sick of these things breaking every month, and me having to go out and buy new ones, only for those to break shortly after too! I decided to invest on some higher quality headphones. I wanted something that wouldn't fall apart on me, blocked out most exterior sounds while I'm listening to music, around the 50-60 dollar mark, and looked nice. I was originally into the Sennheiser HD 419's, but after hearing that the adjustable part broke easily, I decided against.

Now onto my opinions of these.

Use: Listening to music on my laptop/computer or phone/music player.

-Cord: The cord of these headphones is only on one...

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