I had a friend standing by to help me in case it was difficult because I am a small person and I dont have a lot of brute force. Most of the time, you get the earphones and thats it. Perfect as showen This was something we only realized after leaving on vacation. Living near the beach they often get sandy, but are easy rinsed off and left in the sun to dry. But I have to wedge them into my ears to stay in and then you get the "bounce" of your steps which is annoying. Pretty cool logo on them too. It is nice and compact and very good looking. Item was as described in product description. For instance, if he was playing Grand Theft Auto and an explosion was set off, they can hear it from their end through my headset.