For the $25 sale price, I imagine these would be really hard to top. I use Plantronics Rig 800's as my main Xbox Headset, but wanted something for those times I forget to charge them and they die mid game. In comparison, I think the bass is cleaner and tighter on these, but the mids and highs aren't as nice. Comfort wise these took me a little while to get used to. The ear cup material is not plush by any means, but also is not the worst I have used. The mic is actually pretty amazing - my friends tell me I sound crystal clear to them and I like the flip to mute and mic monitoring. Although they are a little cheap feeling, I would say I am not worried at all that they will break. Overall I am certain I would have been happy with these at their retail price.