I hang smaller things as utility ropes, lawn tools with smaller ones. It blocks out noise well enough that you sometimes cant hear yourself speak, so I have cranked my mic monitoring all the way up. Well m glad i did, they are over double the thickness at the back and about 1 1/2 times at the front (being Angled), the opening for your ears also is slightly larger and more of an oval shape that the stock pads and much softer. (There is also a link to the site with the drivers online if you do not have the CD drive. I thought they would be hard for my 20 mo. returning for an 8. My feet were seriously sore and I had to return them. Perfect touch to complete a plain black dress. Love my Over the Door Towel Rack. The only problem with this shoe is that the rubber sole is very stiff which gives super arch, toe and heel support, but too stiff for me.