Ive been using headphones of various brands for 20 years with my brands of choice being Audio-Technica, AKG and Sennheiser. Just replaced mine after 15 years of using the old one by this new version with stick edges. Peace This happened because my shoes were left outside, just as I have done with all of my sandals before these. Too bad they dont really care about us customers. After listening to a bunch of different earbuds I have, I can put them into 2 categories: Ones that sound like music, and ones that sound like music is coming out of a tin can. I loved these earbuds! Id definitely recommend these. Too p#ssed off to know what to do next. Oh my goodness the comfort is amazing.