The quality of their cords might as well be made out of braided, overcooked spaghetti, which was the first thing I noticed. The handles on here have soft grips, and the toggles and buttons are just soft enough to react to the slightest push, making it easy for hours and hours of endless play with less hand and arm fatigue. The sections on his cancer and eventual death were moving but not enough to make me feel for him as a person. The only reason I gave it less that five stars on durability is the part that the key ring attaches to is rubber not metal or plastic. she needed a 1/2 size so I rounded down instead of up (my fault), but shell get plenty of wear on these before I buy her another pair. and then all of a sudden you understand why they give a skimpy little worthless gasket in the first place because if you actually tighten this down all the way the bracket will surely bend. Wore them for 3 hours and they felt great! I guess thats a pro for quality, but a con for my purposes, haha. Im really upset because I spent qlot of money on my earbuds. Shipped super fast, have only had it for about a week but haven?t noticed any issues.