Seems Authentic. both nice (comforting) but a bit weird are they only for older persons? We can?t decide). I use these to fall asleep and they are definitely better than earbuds in terms of comfort. The control buttons are on the right ear wire. Su pie mide 12. I found my iPod mini Gen 2 in a box and it just so happened to still work but I had no way of finding a charger! On the pics, you can see how long it is (Im 52) and the adorable and useful pockets. The volume was a bit higher in CD mode than anything streaming or FM. Styling. Did a quick pass with my stud finder to see where the stud was.