Quite satisfied with the value

I purchased these headphones refurbed for about $25 shipped. For this price (even though they're refurbed), they were a great deal. I've had them now for a few months and they still work as well as the first day they arrived.

It is true that after 10 seconds of no sound or sound at a low volume (which it won't pick up), you will find yourself listening to loud static. This is probably the most annoying feature.

The headphones are relatively comfortable. I find that after a few hours use, my ears start to become sore, but that is at least partially due to the fact that I wear glasses, so the headphone is pressing my ear against my glasses.

The sound quality was much better than I expected for a pair of $25 refurbed headphones. I normally listen to rock, so I don't hear the slight background hiss, but if you were to listen to something softer, like classical, you may very well hear the hiss.

I don't have a lot of computer equipment that would cause interference, but there is a guy a couple doors down that has a huge shortwave radio antenna in his backyard, and I have yet to pick up any interference from it.

Overall, for the price I paid, I think that it was well worth purchasing these headphones.