They work and are lightweight.

They work and are lightweight.  Read Less

A bit about me, real quick - I write user guides for many kinds of Bluetooth devices, so I get to play with and test BT earbuds...  Read More

A bit about me, real quick - I write user guides for many kinds of Bluetooth devices, so I get to play with and test BT earbuds/headphones all day long and I've worked in recording studios/doing live music so I know a bit about the technical side of things regarding these devices.I'm sort of a stickler when it comes to headphones/earbuds for a number of reasons: they're usually cheap, don't sound great, the silicon tips fall off/get lost, however the biggest one for me is comfort.I'll usually switch to earbuds after a certain point in the year cause it gets too hot for me to have heavy pads covering my ears and I am very glad I came across these guys. Even though I work with BT products, these are the first BT earbuds I've actually owned just because the quality of the ones I deal with every day have always left something to be desired and I never had any inclination to use them outside of work. After I saw these on sale I took a chance and I love them. They are light, comfortable, and they sound good.The earbuds come in a small, hard shell case which is prefect for me since I usually store earbuds in my sun glasses case. The earbuds themselves definitely look like Beats' over-the-ears earbuds but I don't mind that.Set up was easy (on my Android phone), the earbuds show up in the Bluetooth list after you power them on, and they connect immediately. Things like powering on/off, connecting/disconnecting, and low power warnings are voiced which I prefer over other devices that might only provide a beep or two since that can be difficult to discern, sometimes. They charge from 0% - 100% in about 1 - 1.5 hours and lasted me a solid 6 or 7 while I was on a trip this past weekend.You don't need to max the volume with these earbuds. I've had my music playing at 2/3 level than what I normally would, and it sounds fine. Heavier music, like metal or some bass-heavy rap, is a bit muddled on these guys, but I expected that given the price and the fact that they're earbuds. I've found them perfect for podcasts and softer music. I haven't really noticed the noise-cancellation feature; outside noise is reduced a little bit, but I've honestly just chalked that up to the fact that they are earbuds and you have a piece of silicon literally blocking your ear. I would say they do no better a job than standard earbuds in that regard.I haven't tried the multi-function pairing capabilities but that's mostly because I don't know why I would use them. I don't really want to have my earbuds connected to two different music/media sources at a given time.I didn't get a chance to really go through the user manual but skimmed through it to make sure everything was as I expected. Because I work with these products every day I didn't feel a need to consult the manual (the functionalities are almost always the exact same thing, product to product, regardless of company or brand name) but did notice lots of typos and grammar issues, and some confusing instructions.One thing that did stick out to me that I didn't like:I feel like the layout of the [ + ] [ - ] buttons should be reversed. When you have the earbuds in your ear, the button that is closer to your face, the forward button, is the decrease volume/skip to previous track button, and the one closer to the back of your head is the increase volume/skip to next track button. It's a bit counter intuitive. Additionally, I much prefer the long press to increase/decrease volume, quick press for skipping tracks, but that's a personal preference.As I pointed out before, I got these on sale for $30. They are a great purchase at that point, I don't know if I would pay the full $50 price tag on these, though. Now we'll just see how long they can last for!  Read Less