Summary is: sounds great, light weight, but not comfortable for all-day use. I bought these as a lightweight monitoring solution for daily teleconference calls - my full-sized Sennheisers sounded good but were really bulky and looked silly in a video conference call for work. So I bought this lighter/smaller set and they sound great. The interchangeable cable feature adds cool factor, in the way one thinks, "These are repairable, I can keep them forever!" The main issue is they are tight. Very tight. I might want this for doing a 4-hour DJ set (you need tight headphones to isolate and get good tone), but 6 or 8 hours of Zoom calls and my earlobes are really painful. The flippable left-side earpiece is useful - I like to keep one ear clear so I hear less of my own voice. I'm not sure the split headband helps me much; just seems to make the earmuffs even tighter to my ears. My profession involves pro sound and video, so I wanted something that sounds good (and these are good) but I wish I could adjust for comfort.
They are a great pair of monitoring headphones. I mainly use them for Djing, Music Production and Reference, rarely listen to music with them, but if you have to they're okay. The sound quality is great and now I can understand why they are the industry standard of headphones for DJs, the highs are good, the mids sounds a bit turn down and the bass is okay, but I don't really like as it is, I've tweak them with Sound ID Reference and EQ programs/apps to my liking, but as I never use them to casual/usual listen I don't bother with that. Maybe the AIAIAI are more into my preferred sound curve to enjoy music. Speaking of comfort, they really aren't comfortable when you wear them for 1 hour or an hour and a half and for me starts to hurt on my ears, you can change that swapping the earpads. Beside the few negative things I highlighted , they are a great pair in the range of the price, if you really wanted them try to get them on sale, worth the wait.
I've been really happy with these both as DJ headphones and for heavy everyday use while gaming. When I originally got the package, it was so light, I honestly thought the headphones had been stolen and I was holding an empty box. No...they are just that lightweight. I've worn them for hours without any discomfort. These are phenomenal as daily drivers.
Great sound but not the most attractive headphones, looks a little bulky, clunky !!
Incredibly lightweight. They fit very comfortably on your head, you hardly notice them! High-quality sound and detail. They look flimsy, but they are durable enough for training and performances.
