Since the new echo smartpen does not come with earphones, I ordered these with my pen. The earbuds do not sit very comfortably in the ear, but for the price they are ok, and the sound is acceptable. However, to use them as a means of recording while listening to, say, a lecture is a waste of time. They are designed to cancel out all outside sound, which they do well, but this is no use at all for recording live. You need to be able to hear what is going on while recording. So the only way you can really use these for recording live, is to hang them around your neck, or put them in a place where they pick up the recording better. Quite honestly, if you need a good pair of earphones, just buy a set that you like, since the echo pen now takes a standard connection. And if you need to do recordings, just use the microphone that is in the pen. Buy these only if you really need to do stereo recordings with them.
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