What were talking about here is finding a perfect balance. You could remove the left, but if the right and left werent aimed at each other with the width of your head, the slave wouldnt get a signal. Construction felt very solid, sound quality is fantastic. I bought these sandals knowing they were "Used", but in good condition. This belt was the second that I have purchased. ) Its soft and a great cushion and in no way mushy. Sounds like a grounding issue right, nope, no matter where its plugged into the humming is there. Out of the box (damaged) box the cable was not the long braided cable it was a cheap tiny cable. After inserting the plugs in the receptacles I had to remove them again to place the tuner in a different spot. There?s also small hairs on the shoe, looks like dog hair.