Here’s a more recent comment: very happy with my Pilot 18-50. I also have a Sennheiser HMEC250. The plastic wire of this Sennheiser is real crap. Decomposes as if it was a biodegradable plastic!. Still for sale while Sennheiser has no replacement cords anymore available. I have to throw it away. Very dissapointing for a mid price ANR. Don’t buy it.