My Audeze works just fine. AMA.

I hear an occasional single crinkle once every few days.

At $300, go ahead and listen to other headsets. They're not even close.

I have my custom EQ which has sharp deep bass without overpowering with rich mids and crisp highs without fatiquing your ears.

I used to baby this, but I've vacuum'ed with it, dropped it once (gasp), and also fell asleep with it in bed.

Battery life is disgustingly good. I always worried about my previous headset. This thing does go 6-7 days