Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I was looking for new earbuds for my 16 year old son. I was sick of disposable earbuds; I've thrown so many away that have bad cords. So I searched on Amazon for earbuds with a nylon cord. We had gotten a auxiliary cord a few years ago that was wrapped with braided nylon and it has proved to be much more durable than previous cords, hence the search for tougher earbuds. We've had them for a few weeks so long term durability has yet to be determined but so far they are working great. But on the plus side, I borrowed these from my son a few days ago to listen to a You Tube infomercial without disturbing my husband. I was totally blown away! I thought I was listening to stereo theater sound, surround sound, THX, Dolby Digital, whatever you call it. I wonder what it would be like if I actually listened to music... I read tons of reviews to decide to purchase these, and considering the crap earbuds we last bought from T*t for $18 that didn't even last a week, I consider this as $25 well spent. My son has worn these with his Ipod while running and had no complaints that I know of. If I have any further feedback, I will try to post a later update, especially on durability. Personal rant, feel free to skip: Unlike many reviewers, I DID NOT get these free or for any kind of discount. Seriously, how do you get into that racket? I would love to get free or cheap stuff but I have to say that I tend to not take those reviews very seriously, especially when they are all the first listed reviews. I research pretty much everything I buy, both because I want value for my money, but also because I don't want to contribute any more than necessary to the landfills and the disposable mentality. And I've been discouraged by the high number of products I've run across that look like they are buying their positive feedback. Anyway, I feel I haven't done enough to post my own product evaluations, so cheers, here's to doing my part. :) Update(12/08/2016): the beloved earbuds have finally gone kaput after over two years of excellent service. If earbud years are like cat or dog years, that makes them about 150 years old. The have had plenty of wear and tear and their final demise was due to the wood cracking...(possibly being stepped on, sat on, shut in a car door...(who knows with a teenager) In any case, I am enthusiastically planning to buy another pair for each of my sons.