First, the plus side. As a runner I've found no better product for staying in place as I bounce through miles and miles of radio play ... I put them on and they stay on without hassle. No, they don't rest snugly and deep in your ear, but they don't need to. Besides, I've found that snug earbud designs on other units are prone to slipping out and off anyway. The sound quality is just fine for my undiscriminating listening.

On the minus side, these don't last long. I've averaged 4-12 months each time for the three I've owned. Granted, I run with them 6 days a week in all kinds of weather. First one ear goes dead, and a month or two later both sides are kaput. The volume slide-control tends to get rusty and sticks, so forget that feature (it's full-on or full-off eventually). Death invariable comes with unconcious tug on cord, fraying a too-weak connection at the slide control. On a more minor note, the foam slip covers for the earbuds pop off sometimes, but these easily slip back on.

Bottom line: can't beat the stay-put-ness of the ear hug design ... but if durability is important, find a different product.


okay head pohones   June 3, 2000
 7 out of 12 found this review helpful

I tihnk that these heaphones kick ass, I had them on and I was riding my bike, I fell down hard and and landed on my head and shoulders, The headphones stayed on the whole time, I don't see how people say that these headphones fall out, for me they stay in pretty well, It has okay sounf quality, but you could only make it really loud if they're in all the way. I tiohnk taht ppl who boguht these headphones might have bought a different kind that look alike but were different brands


Great   April 2, 2000
 3 out of 4 found this review helpful

These here head phones were great. The sound quality was amazing. Thanks Amazon.com!


Great fit but poor sound quality   August 28, 2001
 3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I bought these to go jogging with a minidisc player. The fit is terrific: they stayed on my head with no trouble during a two-hour run, and my ears felt no chafing, pinching or any other discomfort at any time. Unfortunately, the sound quality is poor. Unlike the full sound of the headphones that came with my minidisc player, these headphones have a tinny, trebly sound that makes a number of instruments sound shrill (including saxophone, trumpets, and strings) and can make a rich, gutsy voice sound throaty. It's sort of like listening to AM radio. The sound quality is not awful, but it's not good enough for me. I wish I had spent a little more for better sound.