These are great. I got them for my kid. he uses them for music ... we both use them to plug into the guitar amp without bothering the rest of the house. Obviously, they aren't for the gym, but they're quality.
Personally, I wear bullshyt skull candy that i buy every 3 months or so (I ruin earbuds at the gym often) ... and some nice wireless sony's that i use with my record player.
I had a nice (i thought) set of klipsch earbuds ... they broke in a few months. So they're not getting a dime from me anymore.