The good news is that these earbuds sound pretty good .
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The good news is that these earbuds sound pretty good.  Because they come with several different sizes of soft rubber earpieces, they are more comfortable than the buds shipped with most players.The bad news is that these buds do nothing to reduce sound.  If you are planning on using them on the bus, for instance, you will find that background noise is no different from using the usual cheap phones.Construction on these is really flimsy.  The cord is the thickness of a piece of embroidery thread.  With daily use, I don't expect them to last much more than a month.For comparison, I have previously used theShure E2c Sound Isolating EarphonesandKoss SPARKPLUG - Stereo In Ear Ear Plugsphones.  Both provided far superior noise reduction; the Shure qualify as a deluxe set of earplugs, very nice on airplanes.  The Shure provided much better sound quality, the Koss was about the same sound quality.  Both were better construction (though both were still broken within a year).  The Koss was about equally comfortable; the Shure was much more comfortable, due both to better design and a wider selection of earpieces.  Currently Amazon is listing the Koss for $13 and the Shure for about $70. Both are better buys. 