I thought these would be an upgrade from my backbeat titaniums. They are inferior in every way. The cables are surprisingly thin, I can't recall a set of headphones with wires of such a thin gauge... ever. They tangle and kink very easily, refuse to roll up maintain any kind of shape for putting in a pouch, etc. It's like trying to re-coil a slinky.

There is no visible strain relief where the cables meet the earpieces, these just feel like they will not last.

Sound quality is so-so, a little tinny and brassy. While the Titaniums are a little bass-heavy, these are on the other end of the spectrum, and in a bad way.