Working with wired buds is insanely frustrating. They would always get tangled somewhere, they got tangled every time i had to squad down. The ones i have now last over 9 or so hours, which is more than my work day, with the case i can charge them like 3 or 4 times, when they run out of juice, i can recharge them in like 15 minutes to last another 2 or so hours. They are more comfortable, most of the time i forget that they are in. They obviously weren't cheap, but i would pay even more to not have to deal with these dumb ass wires everyone seems to love so much.