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Title: Make sure you buy black electrician's tape also!
Review: Pluses: great sound, good noise isolationMAJOR flaw: these lasted just short of the five month mark before the white cord disintegrated. The white coating over the wire starts swelling and becomes "gummy," then cracks in the coating start showing, then, VOILA! you have bare copper wire, not the nice white coating. Believe the reviews, look at the pictures, the negative reviews are accurate. (I also regularly cleaned the coating.)I also bought a black (silver) pair, and haven't seen the same flaw, but they're several months newer. I'll report the results of that pair after I see how they shape up.
