These headphones are so nice even when not enjoying the great sound quality listening to music or watching a show the noise canceling feature seriously blocks out all surrounding sounds I wear these when I would go to the airport and on the plane and I would not be able to hear anything during the flight from engine noise to the person in the seat next to me talking, very nice feature. Only reason I'm getting rid of him is I got the new Bose wireless headphones which cost me 200 and they don't even sound as good but they are wireless which is nice. My earbuds are in great shape and have been well taken care of. I have the two way splitter piece as well. Selling on amazon for $90 im selling mine for $55 Here is a review from {url removed} on them- The PS 20 NC's pump out some pretty impressive sound. The signature is balanced, with good instrument separation, but not particularly amazing soundstage. The vocals, on the other hand, are quite brilliant. Many lyrics which were not clear with other headphones could instantly be understood. The bass does not boom much but lows are definitely not hidden either. As a result, bass performance is good - it's a healthy balance of mid bass and sub bass. With the Phiaton PS 20 NC's you're able to notice another layer of detail in the background that you wouldn't usually be able to hear.