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>I probably wore it more around school off my ears and around my neck as some sort of status symbol more than actually listening to music between classes.

My parents bought the Panasonic knock-off for my brother for Christmas and he was mortified. He wouldn't even use it, so I got it. I think most people didn't know the difference anyway. Especially if the unit was in your pocket and all people saw were the headphones.