They pair quickly, and the ear bud controls operate the garmin perfectly. Tape on back not as strong as 3M. The cord length seems good, honestly I forget how long it is (6 feet?) and I never unfurled the cord. There is no bass at all without it I believe. I compared measurements -old slipper to new - and was surprised that the Rock Dove slipper measures bigger than old slipper. and the touchpad is excellent. He grew into them rather quickly (he just turned 4 and hit a growth spurt). It was a long & cold winter in the Midwest and I needed something to keep my feet warm. The mistake the fitter did is he hung the tv without attaching the power cable, HDMI cable etc. There was no opening to press the button and 2.