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Thomson Electronics purchased Jensen. Thomson no longer will honor lifetime warranties on items purchased prior to July 2003. I hope they will honor their employees' pensions but given there casual attitude towards consumers I am doubtful.

Terrible. Picture is misleading. The casing structure is actually attached to the entire unit and they expect you to carry it around with your headphones.

sure the cord retracts but it doesn't stay *extracted*! The rubber 'cushion' around the earbud is also just a flimsy band. Yuck... waste-o-money.

I purchased this product and found the sound quality to be very good for something in this price range. I would, however, like to challenge comments made that infer misuse and abuse is the reason for failure of the mechanism that holds the cord in place. Yes, of course someone could break them if they are too rough but I am not, I repeat, NOT, hard on my possessions. These had seen very light usage. A couple of weeks ago I pulled them out of my purse and when I opened the hinged plastic cover, it came off completely. Well, no big deal, I could still snap it back into place when it was time to store them. The next time I pulled them out to use them, when I pulled the cord to extend the earphones, suddenly it automatically retracted without pushing the button. I did not pull the cord hard.

I was very disappointed but when I started shopping for something else with these features I really couldn't find anything. So, I have decided that I will order another pair and try again. I'm giving the benefit of the doubt that somehow the case was damaged while in my purse, compromising the integrity of the unit.

I really like the auto winder feature of the JB16 from Jensen. It is convenient to store in my carrying case. I don't understand how people are saying that there's don't last, they must be really be abusing them. The ear pieces retract a little fast, but at least it is out of the way because I like not having to worry about the cord. The sound quality is really good for the price. The case, that has a built in clip so you can attach to your belt, is small and sleek. It's a great bargain!