Philips have earned a reputation for creating some of the highest quality headphones for much more affordable prices, and the citiscape headphones are no exception. With exceptional build quality the citiscape certainly look the part and are certain to last well into the future, the mic and control switch on the uptown model are a welcome addition also. The audio quality of this product are impressive for the price, while lacking in soundstage (to be expected with any closed headphones) phillips new ‘Music Seal’ design does a fantastic job of preventing sound escaping the headphones in most cases the person sitting right next to you has no idea what you are listening to, the ‘Music Seal’ design is also very good at blocking noise out, and while sound isolation was not the intention of the design they have actually proven to be better at times than headphones featuring active noise cancellation. The bass is exactly where it needs to be delivering deep responsive bass without becoming overpowering even at high volumes. The mids are spot on too, crisp and clear. The Highs are good too though can get on your nerves a little at higher volumes. Overall a great set of headphones that in my opinion out perform most headphones in a comparable price bracket. I bought mine on sale and I feel privileged to have such a high quality product for such a great price
