Well, I use my phone as my MP3 player. I have two sets of earphones, one in stereo and one mono. If I am going to be on the open road with cars, I will usually use the mono ear piece, or just drop my left earbud from my stereo. I would say, having the music is nice when you're out there with no one around. Can just kind of get lost in your own tunes and ride forever. But, I wouldn't recommend having them up too loud.