The braided cable adds to its durability. I only wish more headphone companies made headphones with detachable cables! They work great with my philips fedelio x2hr headphones.

It's a cheap, simple solution that allows this product to hit its price point.

The microphone has one problem that ruins the whole experience. When you mute it, it's not a complete mute. The audio on it is fairly ok, but the durability is * at best.

It just fails somewhere i suspect at the solder joints. Apparently this is a common issue on reddit and other forums where people are returning three in a row after weeks of use. I wish the company would have resolved the issue by now.

This is great if you're dead-* broke and have zero other options. Not worth more than $15. Find a cheaper option. It's unacceptable to spend more than one buck on this.

The wire arm of the mic is the thinnest of metals that does not stay put at all. The tension in one * in particular is so bad that it sticks out about 2 inches horizontally. It's absolutely the most kinking, impossible to straighten cable i've come ac...  Read More

It droops down constantly. It has crosstalk with the headset unfortunately, not too noticable and expected of a mic that shares ground.