I wanted shoes I could wear to work on hot days and either dress up or dress down. The equalizer is great when switching from music to podcasts to get clearer speach. Nice lightweight summer slides. The noise coming from the ear set is clear and perfect and the earbuds you dont stick too far in your ear to where you cant hear other people as well. I know it says you can wash and reuse it, but its SO strong Im not sure how anyone gets it off once its on! The headphones worked well. they look good as well and really bring films to life on i pad. I have skinny feet with high arch and these can be cinched tight all around your feet but can also stretch to accommodate wider feet. tried for hours ended up buying a corsair headset for 70 bucks took 5 minutes to download and setup software. All in all this device is very well made and thought through.