I bought these headphones to replace my Bose ear buds. My primary use was with an ipod touch listening to music while working out. This set fits snugly in my ears and give me good sound quality. In addition, this set has a controls to change the volume or the track I'm listening to on the cable right around shirt collar level. I never have to pull out my ipod to change tracks or adjust volume. I now use them when playing guitar or listening to a track I laid down. And they've been more sturdy than the last couple of pairs of ear buds, too. When it's time to replace these, I'll still look around, but these are now my standard.