This is a review of the Yamaha HPH-MT7 Monitor Headphones, Black.I appreciate great sound and always try to find the best bang for the buck when it comes to any audio equipment. I'm liking the sound of these HPH-MT7 headphones but they aren't the most comfortable. Being an over the ear design, the ear cups fully envelop my ears, but my ears slightly hit the insides of the cups which is distracting. I get a snug fit on my head, perhaps just a tad too snug. The first time I wore these for over an hour of intense comparison listening, I developed a headache. Having said that, I do like the overall sound of these despite the fit. They make listening to well-produced music a real joy.I put these through a wide variety of some very demanding music tracks and was impressed with the mostly uncolored sound and accurate reproduction. Bass comes through cleanly without excessive muddiness. The headphones are capable of reproducing frequencies down to 15Hz and when listening to something like Bright Lights Bigger City by CeeLo Green, lesser headphones would be overwhelmed by the pulsing bass of this song. These headphones handled it pretty well and the mids and highs were still clear and present. Another favorite track of mine for checking bass is the first track of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon CD, "Speak to Me." Again, these headphones handled that low bass very well.The closed design of these headphones do assist in reducing the noise of your environment while listening. However I do feel that there is not quite as wide a soundstage as what I get with my Grado SR80e's which are an open back design. It might not be fair to compare the two directly, but suffice to say, there can an advantage to having open back design which the Grado's have. However in a studio situation or live recording situation, these are superior to an open back design headphone by virtue of the fact that open back design lets all the ambient noise reach your ears where these closed back cans assist in keeping outside noise out of your ears. These also keep the music in our ears and people sitting next to you won't be bothered by the sound of whatever you are listening to unless you are really cranking these.When I listen to Adele-When We Were Young, the opening bass line is simply luscious and Adele's voice is right there. At about 43 seconds there is a very soft cymbal that gets lost in lesser headphones that I have. I definitely notice great definition and separation of sounds with these headphones.Mid range is great. Listening to Tommy Emmanuel, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, the guitar sounds like it is right with me in the room. The fingering is so clear you can hear every little nuance in his fingers lifting off the strings and sliding over the frets.The build quality is good. The top section of the headband is covered with vinyl and padded where is touches your head with a medium firm foam covered in faux leather. The earcups are fully articulating so a good range of motion should fit just about everyone. I am somewhat concerned with the very thin and exposed wires that lead to each earcup. It just seems like a poor design choice to leave the wire so vulnerable. It is not hard for me to see that wire getting snagged on something with possibly damaging to the wire results.Not the most comfortable for me, but very nice sounding headphones that are mostly neutral sounding and relatively uncolored.The cord length is awesome with these. In my home studio I really appreciate the extra length. That may not be appreciated by everyone though and since the cord is hardwired into the headphone, you can't swap out a shorter cord. That's a disadvantage you might want to consider. The cord has a mini plug and also comes with a screw on 1/4" adapter. A soft vinyl bag with drawstring is provided for storage or transportation of the headphones.