We havent used it for gaming so this review is for the use in Distance Learning setting. Theyre quite similar, but the 558s have more bass, which is why the 598s tend to be picked for gaming. She wanted to have two different styles. So glad that I listened to reviews and got a size smaller than I would normally. theyre really cute and seem like they are very comfortable. They are true to size and exactly as pictured. I looked in the category of ?Computer speakers? of course, but even many of the A/C-powered ones of that ilk, without any battery to ?save?, do go into standby and take half a second to several seconds to wake up, according to customer reviews. Also, not super crazy about the sparkle. Comparing the quality of this shoe to those of the local dance store which has their own version of this shoe, for the same price, the Bloch shoe is not as nice in quality of leather nor construction of the sole. I have goofy ears that get mushed by over-ear headphones, so for me these are much more comfortable.