Yurbuds Ironman Inspire Talk Earbuds with 1-Button Microphone (Black)

I live in a suburb of a large city and much of what I do away from home involves long-ish drives. I don't usually talk on the phone, but when I do, I like some sort of hands-free device for obvious reasons (plus better volume, since my phone's built-in earpiece speaker never seems to get loud enough to overpower my truck's annoyingly loud exhaust system and highway road noise).I've gone through a small handful of Bluetooth earsets and while some of them have worked okay, in the end, it just ends up being one more thing to keep charged. (I don't like to leave electronics and cords and whatnot in the open in my truck; I like potential thieves to assume that I lead a monastic existence and move on to my neighbor's always-on-the-dashboard GPS unit).Anyway, I bought a decent headset to take/make calls while driving, but it doesn't quite fit right in my mutant ear canals, so the sound is less than ideal. A while back, I saw Yurbuds and started investigating the different models and which one would work best for me.I own an old Android smartphone, so none of the Yurbuds with three-button controls would work for me (or, as I understand it, those models would be wasted money), so I ended up settling on the Inspire Talk. The one-button control would let me perform a couple of (useful?) functions, the earbuds would stay put and help channel the sound into my earholes, and nothing to keep charged. So I ordered a pair.(Unfortunately, a couple weeks later, a big discount store advertised something like 20% off on their entire Yurbud lineup. I didn't want to confirm that they sold the Inspire Talk, so I didn't investigate further and figured I'd take my lumps.)They arrived quickly and in a nice little box. They came with a nice zipper bag to store them in.I plugged them in and listened to a podcast (what I listen to mostly) and it sounded fine. I think I listened to a song and it sounded fine, too. I placed a call and the other party confirmed that they could hear me just fine (and I could hear them just fine). I repeated the test call in my truck and got the virtual thumbs-up that I was understandable (as was the other party), so I declared it a relative success.Trying not to disturb my housemate, I wore the Yurbuds when I was exercising one morning and found that the one-button control did, indeed, pause and play the podcast I was listening to. I think a double-click of the button will skip the track (or return to the beginning) and that's not probably more useful to music listeners than podcast listeners. I can't remember what the triple-click does, but I think I tried it and it worked as billed.I realized that my expected use case (of making/taking calls while driving) would have to be done with one earbud in and the other dangling out since -- as best I can tell -- it's illegal to drive with headphones (or equivalent) on. That's not a showstopper, especially since I'd use them for a walk in a nearby park and have them with me for calls while driving. Heck, I like them so much that I maybe should have bought a second pair when I saw them on sale.If you haven't clicked away yet, you may be wondering if Yurbuds are all snips and snails and puppy dog tails. I like everything about them (I'm on the fence about asking them to send me a larger size, which they appear to do for free) except for one thing: the cord.It's pretty much your standard-issue slightly-rubberized cord. Long enough to reach whatever I need to reach. But when I take off the Yurbuds, I gently wind the cord around my hand and put it all into the Yurbuds bag. Later, when I go to use them again, I discover that the rubberized cord has kind of "unsprung" and they're all tangled up and take a minute or two to untangle.I know there are tricks (like figure-eighting the cord around a \m/ finger gesture) and gadgets (like the "fishbone" winder), but a stowing operation shouldn't require either especially when some of the Yurbuds models come with cloth cords.I wanted a model with a cloth cord, really I did. But the only ones with cloth cords also came with a three-button control, something that was useless for my Android smartphone.So here I sit: wait for the release of a (mythical) Inspire Talk Cloth set, buy a fishbone (or whatever), carefully wind the cord around my fingers before stashing it, or contend with some untangling before each use. Since I don't use mine every day, I don't think I'm going to worry too much about it. But that's my only complaint.Oh, I guess the black silicone ear things pick up dirt and dust and tiny bits of earwax, so if you're looking to make a good impression on a hottie at the gym (or whatever), you might not want to be casually swinging your disgusting earbuds around, lest they discharge their flypaper-like catchings onto/near said hottie.Would I buy them again? Definitely. Would I like to see a cloth cord for the same model? Definitely. Am I going to die if I don't? No. Buy 'em; I don't think you'll be disappointed, unless you enjoy being disappointed which would be ironic, I guess.

I like the product itself but can get it much cheaper somewhere else / use a coupon at target or even thru groupon. I do wish these came with some extra covers - lose one & the headphones are useless/lose the entire proper fit-purpose. Replacements by themselves are super expensive - might as well a new set...which is what I did. But other than that, I do love these & they def. do not fall off even when running/sweating - I've had quite a few diff types of sports headphones, even more expensive than than these but obviously love these to have bought them again... I personally didn't like the hook types around my ear / just irritates my ear... So if looking for in-ear head phones, reasonably priced (can find them at even lower/better price), then these def. are amazing!Oh! & I also love the skip/ pause feature for my music, which was important for me!!

It's been ~3 weeks since i got these and LOVE them so far.What I like:1. Snug fit! I've always preferred headphones over earphones. I hadn't found a single earphone that remains in my ear through a complete workout...until now. The lock feature and the texture of the earphone cover make these stay in place through hour long runs, even when I get really sweaty2. Mic: Simple design and works great for my business calls3. Looks amazing!What i dislike:1. The music quality is average. I owned a pair of Koss headphones which were cheaper and much better music resolution.2. The placement of the buttons and mic. When i lift weights, a light touch from the barbell is enough to pause the music playing from my iPhone...quite frustrating. I've started passing the wires under my shirt to prevent this.Overall, extremely light, compact and totally worth the money.

These earbuds have been the best ones that I have owned so far. I didn't want to spend a bunch of money on a set, so I locked in on these. What really peeked my interest was their claimed ability to lock in your ears and prevent them from falling out. In the past, every pair of earbuds that I have tried always fall out of my ears within seconds of movement. As advertised, these don't, as long as you lock them in properly. That is the only thing keeping this from a 5 star for me. If you don't get them in just the right way, you will have to reposition them until they lock in. Once done correctly though they are great.

I had a different pair of Yurbuds earbuds that broke (my fault, the wire got cut), so I ordered this pair as a replacement. Compared to the model I had before (I don't remember what it was called), these have very thin wires and seem fragile. That would be ok because whenever I am not using them, I bundle them up and put them in the included bad. But the thing I don't like about this model is that the cables (although thin) are rigid enough so that they do not lie flat. So every time I unbundle them to use them, the wires hang down in a zig-zag fashion because they don't straighten out. Here's what I do like about them: The earbuds fit comfortably in my ears. (I even use them while running). The microphone seems to work well (no complaints when I talk to people on the phone), and I like the angled design of the plug. I'd give it 4 stars if the wires would straighten out easier. 5 stars if the wires were a bit thicker (just a tiny bit) and had that cotton-like insulation like my last pair had.

Good sound quality but the covers were hard and hurt my ears a bit. Also, the lack of magnetic clipping makes it much less convenient than the 300 model.