I must have bought these around a year ago, had them for what felt like 6-9 months and they broke on me! That said, I bought them from eBay for around 21 GBP and the description did say they were refurbished after all. (I don't know what's wrong with it but just one day Windows could no longer recongise the device, never worked since) the Both the sound quality from the headset itself, and the crystal clear clarity of the microphone were SUPERB. It is very comfortable and lightweight, the mic boom feels robust etc. I like the design a lot and the volume can be adjusted easily with the wheel. Excellent product, such a shame it was discontinued. Like James, I would thoroughly recommend you consider purchase one if you see it! Hope this review helped.