I need to replace my Sony noise-cancelling 's , but finances be go other direction . get a ad from Amazon and decide to spring for the j3 's from jlab . price be great -lrb- on sale -rrb- and the sound be good . not as much bass , but I have not break they in good yet either . anyway I be very pleased with my purchase and time will tell if they hold up . there be also a great case include that will likely continue to carry my bud even after I wear these out -lrb- or maybe if they hold up I 'll be pass this along since I 'll get a new one -rrb- . you could do worse and spend a lot more money than I have invest in jbud , j3 Micro atomic in-ear earphone .