The wires are too delicate to repair by soldering in a new jack making these pretty much disposable.

The only problem is the short and thin wire

The only negative is the thin wires

Slightly delicate wiring used may make them less long-lasting to those who pack them in a backpack of briefcase for use, but for regular use with care they will, and have, lasted a long time.

Cons-The wire is a bit short.-I don't know if you can call this a con because the sound is good for the price, but not Bose quality.

Must be some shoddy wire in there

The wire is pretty thin though, but it makes the wire so much more lightweight and manageable, and although it's thin it really feels solid

but I prefer that since then the wires can't get messed up or broken as easily.

Not for children - they will screw up the cabling within weeks (or sooner if they fall asleep with them on - they'll screw up the tiny fragile wiring in a New York minute) - had to send them back twice - and Koss just sent a brand new set back

No crazy spaghetti wiring to mess with or worry