Maybe they’ve improved quality again? If not, do NOT buy if you want them to last longer than a year. I look forward to trying other scents, but for now, after having spent hundreds of dollars in trying many other beard brand products in my first 60 days of beard growing, I can see myself thinking that I might have just found the Ross Royce, at least in my particular instance. Comfortable and installation couldnt be easier. The sound quality is pretty good for $10 earbuds but,1) I could not use them at the gym because whenever I tried putting the phone in my pocket the music would constantly pause/skip/activate mic. This has been a really good purchase at this point. I ordered two, one for me and one for my fiancé. ) Theyre not noise-canceling, which I like, because I want to hear the conductor call my stops. After I got the originals off, I noticed a great deal of aluminum corrosion. Are they as good as the originals or better? I dont know as I dont remember how they felt. The con: I struggled a lot with getting a good fit in my ears.