I love my Zune 30GB. I have the first gen big fat bulky one too but I love my Zune to death and I don't know what I'd do without it. But this is becoming a very annoying problem with Zune headphones. They all crap out on me way too damn fast. The one's that came with the Zune lasted about 4-5 months then just flat out died. But then years later after subbing in other headphones for my Zune I get the premium ones thinking that they will be ever better and more awesome and they are (especially in the sound quality and the noise cancelling) that is until only a few months later where the left bud blows out and I get almost no sound to it. I'm never again getting anything Zune in terms of headphones. My Zune is a beast taking any and all punishment (even when I sometimes want it to break to justify getting a newer one) but their earphones' durability sucks, AVOID AT ALL COSTS.