Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

My kids asked for these for Christmas and received them from others. I dislike the standard Apple earbuds that come with the iphone, so I wasn't going to blow $170 on cordless ones that were sure to suck AND get lost. Nope! Can't fool this guy! Yeah. Well, then the kids each received a pair and were so engrossed in using them that I got curious. My kiddos are 17 and 18, by the way. I promptly stole one airbud from the unwary ear of my son, expecting nothing much, and WOW! I'm impressed! The sound quality is REALLY GOOD for such small drivers!! Okay, they don't pack the depth of range my over-ear Bose headphones do, but they still provide shockingly impressive bass for an ear bud! I then learned that you can use them for phone conversations; that taking one out of your ear automatically pauses the music; that tapping the left or right bud can be programmed to do a variety of functions, and more. Sooooo, three months later I caved in and bought myself a pair of these ridiculously cool things. Sound quality is excellent, they stay in my ears perfectly, even when I tried intentionally to shake them out (just gave myself a headache...the buds stayed firmly in place), and they don't cause my ears to hurt like traditional earbuds do. I'm sold! And yes, my kids made some snarky comments about OLD people refusing to accept this here newfangled tech-no-lo-gee gadgety stuff. What can I say? These things are cool.