only nit, is that they are a bit aggressive about picking up background noise / conversation.

The sound quality is quite good, and I like that they don't cut out all background noise since they're not fully lodged in your ear--I can still hear people when they need to get my attention

HOWEVER, the microphone is extremely sensitive and picks up all of the background noise.

if there is any background noise (Like the kind you may hear when at the gym....), then good luck hearing your music

Exchanged them and the new ones didn't work either b

When I mute the sound, but leave the headsets in, I can hear as well as if they are not in my ears.

Time will tell but for now I am fine with this but confused as to why they changed to this configuration.

I very rarely encounter earphones so uncomfortable, which probably means my ears are oddly shaped