I jumped on the Amperior bandwagon while at the Store That Must Not Be Named to pick up a case for my daughter. I'm not sure why the cable would be uncomfortable on top of a shirt, but I like the fact that it is a single sided connection and that you can swap out the volume control/mic cable for a plain cable. You could also use whatever male-male stereo mini cable you like for straight listening if the stock one breaks or is destroyed by toxic sweat. Anyway, the sound is pretty nice out of the box and should work as a transportable closed can option.