Better than standard Q Tip for the intended use. Despite this, it will certainly get the job don if you are mildly patient and dont get click happy. But these were so bad I knew right away there was no hope. So I left my phone in the kitchen and took the JBL to the front yard, back yard, and all around the house. Demasiado rígidos. I wanted to get a portable travel speaker in addition to my home Sonos setup. Nothing hard to set up wires would not charge phones had to use phones original wiring. Way outperformed! they are not. They feel really comfortable.