Technology should be cheaper, not more expensive. These Q tips are well made and use for many things. Unless everybody you ride with has a 30K you can forget about listening to music and talking to them. I personally dont like it since it affects noise quality so I was fine not to use them. It allows me to selectively scale the music to optimally fit the cans I’m using. Fit is just a tad bigger than norm. The joysticks have grooves, so were great for movement and no finger slippage. This is exactly what Ive been using in the past and I am glad it is so affordable! Priced way to high for what they are & material cost used to fabricate them. a bit of a shock to your system, since you might not be expecting it.