enclosed headphones

I found these babies at Target for about fifteen bucks on sale. I thought I was buying a so-so pair of headphones for my portable CD player, but I've been using them exclusively ever since. First, they're extremely large, which is a good thing by my standards. I hate those itty-bitty headphones that press against your ears, and don't get me started on those little Q-tip things that you're supposed to stick INSIDE the ear. The Philips HP170s cover the entire ear, so you only feel them on your head as opposed to the ear itself. It's not unlike wearing a snug hat.
Also of note is the generously long cord. I like to listen to headphones at night to help me fall asleep, and they allow a greater range of movement. I'll sometimes fall asleep with them on, only to wake up in the middle of the night, rip them from my head, and hurl them across the room. I've done this an embarassing number of times, yet the HP170 takes it in stride. These are by far the most durable phones I've ever used.
The sound, the most important factor, is extremely good. Obviously, if you spend a little more you're going to get a better sound, but my HP170 sounds a lot better than the seventy-nine dollar pair I got from RadioShack. The bass is deep and rich, and each ear has it's own seperate volume control, which is nice if a little useless.
Overall, I was very happy with my purchase, and I'm still using these headphones seven months later. Highly recommended.

After my old headphones stopped working in one ear, I decided to buy a pair of closed-ear headphones. I just happened to run into these at the local Rite-Aid.(no, seriously, Rite-Aid). Although I can't compare them to other closed-ear headphones because these are the first that I have tried, if I compare them to other headphones around $20, there is absolutely no competition, these are so much better that they make the traditional "foamy" headphones look silly. The first thing that you will notice is the amount of clarity and dynamics in your music that you have probably never noticed before. Also, these can produce nice "thumping" bass with the right input, and the acoustics and vocals sound very sharp compared to others in this price range. All I have to say is that if you have $20 and have never tried closed-ear headphones before, buy these(unless you need to use them for jogging or whatever). After listening to these for a few hours, I can't even imagining having to listen to my laptop speakers again, and never mind those stupid earbuds, which are nothing but fuzzy sounding even at a medium volume. These are very comfortable, and the sound is like no other for $20.

I have had these for about a year. I liked the sound and volume control and they are comfortable; however, the plastic connector between the head band and the earphone just broke (where it swivels a little bit). You can not really wear the headphones after that so I am looking for a replacement set now. I'll probably buy the same kind again since they are pretty cheap.