Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Warning, long read ahead. Final paragraph for a tl;dr Budget headphones are always a gamble, and I've had god awful luck finding a pair or bluetooth earbuds that last more than a few months. I've had these for a few weeks and can say with some certainty that I didn't make a mistake. I wear these at work (I work in the woodshop at my factory, where saws and other machines are creating a lot of noise) and they stay in place great, they don't cancel out every sound but enough that I don't worry about hearing loss. Something a lot of budget headphones do is use plastic parts on the side extenders (to make the headphones longer/shorter and to fold them in), these are metal so they'll last longer. I wear a hat at work and wear glasses, these fit around my hat and don't create pressure on my ears with my glasses. Pros: Great sound quality, great battery life (one charge will last over 2 days, haven't tried pushing 3), durable construction, great fit, good connectivity range (I'm able to leave my phone about 50-75ft away and still have a good connection). I think I saw a review saying they weren't good if you're making a call, the couple of calls I've placed/taken with these on have been clear on both my end and their end. I'm not dismissing that reviewer, I'm just saying I don't have that issue with mine. Cons: Now I won't give a list, but I'll just explain what I'm not fond of. Side controls. Every other bluetooth headset I've had (some on-ear, mostly earbuds) contain side controls that are on the left side. These are on the right, and for a few days that threw me off. The buttons also take some fumbling around as they didn't feel too pronounced and they're right next to where the ear-cup is connected to the headset. I'm sure it was done with cosmetic reasons in mind, but if I had to offer a suggestion on where to place the buttons, same button design but on the ear-cups themselves. I love everything else this headset has to offer, except the side buttons. Also the silver detailing around the padding is painted plastic, and after setting mine down a few times there's a chip or 2 in the paint. Realistically you don't see it if you'd see me wearing them, but if you inspect closely you'll see the chips and scratches. The silver strip is a small detail (like maybe 1/16" wide), but I figured I'd mention it. They also do get hot, but they're borderline earmuffs...I haven't found a single pair of either on-ear or over-ear that remedy that. But when my work environment is about 80F with no air circulating, it's something I don't notice. The last thing I'm not too thrilled about is there's only 2 modes when you turn them on, connected and pairing vs the usual I've come to expect of connected, connecting, and pairing. So basically you either have you're device open to be connected to by anyone's device or you are connected to your device, no middle ground of "please only pair with devices I've synced to". On a side note, I went to order these and in the time I stalled to purchase them they went out of stock. I emailed customer support asking when they would be back in, and while I wasn't given a date they said they would tell me when they were back in (a few days later ultimately). They did actually email me back saying they were in stock again a couple days later. So customer support is helpful and will respond in a fairly timely manner. Overall, would I recommend them? For $45, yeah. Over-ear headphones aren't as common to find as on-ear in my research, and finding a good bargain price pair isn't something easy (I've returned a few marketed as over-ear when they were actually on-ear and sucked). These may be slightly above the true "bargain hunter" price range of about $20-$30, but it's worth it. I can only hope Tribit keeps the design and price just about the same going forward, and I'll be a return customer for the XFree Tune 2.