I like the fact these earbuds deliver almost 8hrs of playtime! They sound very clear regardless of the type of music I'm listening to. I had the original version and the only negative was they could not be used independently except for the right side. Thus, when I discovered the Plus model could allow independent use by either the left or right earbud, I ordered them immediately and I have no qualms or complaints whatsoever having done so. They work as I wanted and I can walk around the outer office without losing my music listening pleasure. I put in one of the buds at approximately 6:30am and can listen using that bud until about 2pm before having to use the other bud for the last hour of work. I can function and play music without being concerned about offending anyone in this PC world we have today. They just don't know what they're missing musically.