Bought these for comfort rather than sound, although they’re very decent all rounders. Wide head band reduces pressure on the top of the head. Noise cancelling is ok, some noises still get through but the key thing for me is that they get rid of muffled ongoing sounds like air flow in my office and excess train noise which I like, without compromising the music at all. Love the look, not a massive audiophile but happy enough with my range of classical, pop and rock.