I do not realize that these earbud come with a j style cord . Everytime I wear these , the weight of the cord and or any jostle or turn of my neck cause the earbud on the short cord to pull out of my ear since the main cord hang directly in line with it . good fit in the ear and good sound but the cord be a loser and I will be replace these with something else . Update -lrb- 06\/2011 -rrb- : after use these heavily for several month to listen to music on my phone while walk the cord eventually fail right at the head set side of the plug , sever one of the wire . I replace these with pair of Klipsch ear bud and have have zero problem with they . they be a standard y cord and the cord be longer as well .