This is not my first pair of Skull Candy earphones, but it might be my last. My previous pair of rubbery ear buds quit on me after about 4 month. These earphones are hard on the ear canal opening and really uncomfortable. Second, the speaker doesn't sit flush on your ear so tons of sound escapes and the music ends up sounding tinny like a cassette tape. Lame. I'd return them if I didn't already pay too much for shipping (a drawback from living in AK).

The only other earbud-style headphones I have to compare these to are the phones that come with the iPod and these are way more comfortable because you don't have to lodge them in your ear canal. I always hated that because my ear isn't the shape of those headphones and my ear would get sore after 30 mins of use. I haven't had any discomfort w/ these. The wrap around the ear is flexible enough that it shouldn't cause any pain--unless you have freakish ears maybe. The sound is fine, a little better than iPod ones, but nothing to get worked up over. I think that they look cheaper in person than the website photos make them out to be. I got them off WhiskeyMilitia for a discounted price, well worth it so far.

Ok, so the way it grabs on to your ears is great but what the discription doesnt tell you is that the cord is 2 pieces and there big connector in the middle which weighs a ton and I have had to take to tapeing to my back so that the head phones dont get ripped off my ears. I would not buy them agin.

I don't like the bud headphones that just go in the ear cause they tend to fall out when working out or running. but the Skullcandy Chops Earbud Headphones stay put no matter how fast I am running the mile. the sound quality is awesome as expected from skullcandy and the price makes them unbeatable to afford. I would definitely recommend these.