i just received my lanyard earphones and i must say, i really like them! they have great sound quality (not tinny sounding like cheapie earphones) and its so nice to not have tons of wires hanging around my neck down to my shuffle. those wires were always getting caught on jacket buttons, seat belts and other people on crowded buses. its nice to not hafta worry about the buds getting yanked out of my ears every time i move.(note to anyone who gets them...you hafta make sure its snapped completely around the usb end...you may think you have it all the way on, but you should push it down tight and it will work just beautifully!)i recommend these to anyone who is also sick of the floating earphone wires.