My husband purchased the Bose Quiet Comfort 3-Noise Cancelling Headphones for me for Christmas. I wanted some headphones that would enable me to listen to music in a clear way without being able to hear all of the background noise of my home. I had tried on several pairs of them on our pre-Christmas trip and was very happy with the way that the Bose headphones fit my head, as well as the sound quality that was offered. The Quiet Comfort 3 series is a lighter pair of headphones that fit very lightly on your ears and head but still allow you to hear the music and cancel out the background noise. I like that they are not as bulky and heavy as some of the other types of headphones that are offered by Bose. The fit of the ones at the store when I tried them on was very different from the new pair that I received, but I think that this was largely due to the fact that the demo ones had been worn a little more, as my pair became more comfortable the longer that I used them. One really neat feature of the Bose headphones is that the ear speakers fold up, which makes them easy to take with me on work trips and anywhere else that I go. As far as the sound, nothing can beat Bose as far as quality of sound. With my headphones on and my eyes closed, I can imagine being right there with the music in the very first seat, which is very cool. Bose is not known for being low cost and budget-friendly, but they are known for offering high quality sound and the headphones are made very well, too. This makes the price well worth it in the long run.