For the third time in 6 months I stupidly destroyed yet another pair of cheap headphones when they were ripped off my head as I stood up to answer the phone that was just out of reach. The cord is only about 3 or 4 feet long on the typical cheesy headphones I buy.
At any rate, after Friday morning pancakes with the other local retired guys, I stopped in at Walmart to see what they might have on the shelf and I settled on a pair of Sony MDR-V150 "Studio Monitor" headphones that were priced at just under 20 bucks. When I got home I tried them out and was really impressed with how comfortable they are. I was even more amazed by the 78 inch cord, which meant that I could easily reach the phone from the operating desk without any issues. The best part by far though, is the sound. These things actually sound very pleasant, with good low end and high end response, at pretty much any volume I would care to listen to.
I used them last night with my gaming computer as I pounded away with Call of Duty 4 in a big online fragfest and they were so comfortable that I didn't even feel them. Incoming grenades and 50 caliber rounds sounded awesome. When I got tired of playing COD4, I plugged them into the headphone jack at the operating position and fired up the Viking III on 160 meters and had a nice hour long chat with a couple of local guys on 1885. They sounded excellent there as well.
At any rate, if you are looking for a cheap (under 20 bucks) set of headphones that are extremely comfortable, sound excellent, and have a longer than usual cord, I would highly recommend these. Note that the online price is 14 bucks, at retail stores they are 19 bucks.
Rob
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=1957327 
