I got these back in February of this year, and they worked great! I got them specifically for the mic and they sounded good at first. After a while, there started being a bit of static noise? barely noticeable and mostly when I used them for my computer (I mainly used them on my ipad) but after about 8 months they've suddenly stopped working properly. I haven't been hard on them, I've just been using them a lot I guess? They now barely work, only certain sounds come through and it's all really quiet. I've checked the plug and earphones, but both seem fine. I guess for the price point you can't expect a lot of longevity, but still, I kind of hoped they'd last at least a year.