I purchased these mainly for the cloth cable. I wanted a pair of headphones that I could throw in my pocket and mess up. I have owned several earbuds and over the ear. The sound in these headphones are absolute crap. Everything sounds extremely tiny like the singer is inside a coke can. If you want durability they are great but only if you do not care at all when the sound quality will be. Go with a cheaper pair of Sony or JVC earbuds where you can buy 2 or 3 for the price of one of these in case it breaks.