These are true to size. And yes, these earpads do wrap around your entire ear. From a distance, it doesn?t even look Plastic/rubber. Extremely disappointed, the fact that the headphones arrived with hair covered all over them. Easy enough that he can put them on himself (hes 3) but snug so they stay on. The bars on my motorcycle are 7/8? diameter, so the longer screws worked perfectly. I also don?t like the extra space where the closure is but if I was to get a size down, I probably wouldn?t be able to fit the shoe at all. I also have several wired headphones with my favorites being KEF M500 (on ear) and Oppo PM-2 (over ear). My last comment regards bikes with rear panniers ( which mine has ) this kickstand is a godsend, no more fighting with the bike when loading the panniers! I originally bought them as boat shoes but like them so much and theyre so comfortable that I now wear them almost exclusively.