Maxell NB-201 Stereo Line Neckband Headphones, Silver

I bought these headphones for less than $5. Based on my experience, 'phones in this price range generally don't preform very well. Therefore, I was pleasantly surprised to find they recepted fairly well to bass and treble with only a little static at the higher ranges, but I can't complain for the price. The ear padding isn't of very high quality - a little scratchy - but keeps everything in place nonetheless. If you're looking for a cheap pair of headphones with satisfactory sound quality, I definitely recommend these.

I have a half dozen different headphones that I use with my computer and MP3 player. Previous to these headphones I was using noise suppression headphones from JVC for my MP3 player. They work great but are too heavy and too thick.
I like to go to sleep listening to Audiobooks and thick headphones cause my ear to hurt when I lay on it since I sleep on my side.

So I needed a headphone that is thin enough to reduce the pressure of laying on the cup and soft enough to still cusion my ear lobes enough.

These headphones do the trick just right.
Being around the neck, I no longer have the problem of them falling off during the night like I did with my over the head phones. Having all wiring coming off of only one side also helps since I was always worried I would choke myself to death while asleep with the wiring on the other phones.

The only reason they don't get 5 stars is because they are a little soft on the sound. This isn't a problem...Read more

In comparison to the other headphones I've used over the years, these are probably the worst for their price. However they get the job done.

There is an annoying twittering when you listen to music that has a lot of sound in one frequency suchas piano music, but this is not noticeable with most other music.
They are quiet. For some reason I have to keep the volume on my ipod much higher when using these then when using other headphones.

So if you really nead these kinds of headphones, which I do, then i reccomend you keep looking there are better ones out there, but these are acceptable.