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Halx, as I mentioned, there isn't an actual noise cancellation technology in place, as far as I can tell, but the snug fit (see next section) and great frequency response seem to be very effective. Even at rather low volumes I cannot hear "standard" noise... the TV, conversation, my 1 year old screaming. At a slightly higher (but tolerable volume) I can't even hear myself talking. It's nice.
flat5, I wore them for about ninety minutes last night and they were VERY comfortable. As I mentioned, i normally don't like earbuds, and that's one of the reasons. Even "ergonomic" designs, like those of the Jabra earbuds for cell phones start to agitate my ear after about 15 minutes. I did swap the tips from the S to the M sized ones and they were actually MORE comfortable (though the small were just fine). The tips themselves are a very thin, flexible rubber membrane-type material.
The cord management "system" is a bar that you can wind extra cord up around. It's very simplistic, but does the job it's made to do. The cord itself is not as long as I would've expected. At first I was disappointed by that, but then retrospectively, usually the cords are FAR too long.
As for losing the tips, the extra tips could easily be lost as they are small. However once they are attached, they fit snugly to the earbuds. Of course, I'll have to see if they keep that snugness over time. Since they give you multiples of each size, I'm going to pull them off and reapply them often to see if they break down (such as the case would be if a couple used them, and needed different sizes or the like).
So far, the only thing I can see as a potential downside is the shorter cable. It's not bad though. Oh, and I was wrong, the tips are silcone, not rubber. Very soft!
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