Despite me using it against the grain of my hair, it still left my skin mostly smooth. You end up with mono sound and less power instead of a full stereo speaker. I think it may have been damaged because it was wound up so tight in the package. I ordered a size 9 in this particular shoe and it was way to big. I just bought another Bluetooth speaker you ware around the neck. 2015 Chevy Tahoe After just 6 months of regular usage and treating them what i would describe as very average, the right side plastic cracked and the earcup was basically falling off. I bought this because of the good reviews. These are pretty comfortable wedges. 00 speaker.