These were my first in-ears and I have to say that I give her no more. I use them with my new iPod touch and the sound is just awesome. I often travel by train and I can travel on the long hear music all the time. I can not confirm carrying through the pain. The many accessories make the in-ears Flexible with almost all ear types. The attenuation of ambient I can confirm with success. When I wear them on the train I only had a very few silent noise. But which are audible at a very low sound level is no longer. If the life of the in-ears just as well as the overall product so I would buy in 2-5 years, me again earplugs in the price range.