Does the job and for under a fiver what do you expect. Have to keep volume on ipod down low to use these or everyone else hears the music, but thats OK. Cord is shorter than what I had on the original earphones meaning they are a bit inconvenient in the gym - have to wedge it in the elastic of my shorts as it doesn't stretch to my pocket! Quality does feel very, very cheap, not at all like the apple ones I got with the ipod. They do the job,and although they look like apple ones, I'm not convinced. I wouldn't buy them again.