Before I bought a pair of these earbuds I was of the opinion that the SkullCandy brand was packed full of albeit attractive, but overpriced headphones with poor sound quality in comparison to other brands in their price range. I do personally feel that there are better options than SkullCandy with the more expensive models, particuarly the headphones, however when i saw a pair of these earbuds for £7 in TK Maxx i thought why not give them a go, and boy am I glad i did. For a very affordable £7 you get a pair of earbuds with a strong bass, good volume, and little other sound coming through other than the music. So far four months in the sound quality hasn't worsened at all, and neither of the speakers have packed it in, a first for me with earbuds at this price. Ok they don't have a fabric coated cable, or an extension lead, but at this price your not going to get everything. I was also pleasantly surprised that they seem to stay in my ears whilst on a run, which most don't, however this is subject to your ear shape so they may not for everyone. All in all a very solid option for the low price.