These earbuds are far superior to others I have. I have small ears, so many in-ear devices are physically painful. These are so comfortable out-of the box and there was a small increase in comfort when I switch to the small ear tips.These earbuds are about the full, robust sound. My test song for any speakers is In-A-Godda-Da-Vidda. With full-sized speakers my entire body should feel the bass. Of course that doesn’t happen with earbuds, but with these Soundcore earbuds, at least my ears can feel the bass as well as hear it. It’s not just the bass sound that gets five stars, the mids and highs are excellent also. These, by far, give the best sound of all earbuds I have tried in this price class.As soon as I slid the case open, the earbuds were looking to pair and paired easily. I love that you have to squeeze the bottoms to pause them. Too often with others, I have accidentally paused the music while trying to adjust the earbud. The volume slide is also well designed.