I have been through thousands of pairs of head phones. Probably every single type you can think of. I've bough really expensive ones, and really cheap ones and they all end up eventually dying on me. These originally intrigued me because of the flat wire. I've noticed the standard or "rounded" wire ones tend to break quicker. I am going to assume from the contact use, the wires inside break. These look like they would be more durable for that issue. The sound quality is great, and I have used these in multiple products - my android phone, my i pad, and my laptop. The sound quality stays the same (which is really good). The color of these are really nice, they are a light red color with transparent ear buds. The package comes with two extra ear buds, which is fantastic because my cats always pull my ear buds off my headphones! There is a touch mic and phone controls to switch between music and calls. I'm really happy these will glow in the day, I have yet to see them glow as of yet, but it's will definitely help cars see me while I am running at night. Overall - great product, and I pray these ones hold up well.