The faux fur is very soft and a pretty color. I?ve used swabs that would come of the tips. Once setup (and figuring out how to get the buttons to actually work in iCUE) its great and offers a lot of flexibility. The most impressive feature is the noise cancellation which cut out background noise, satisfied me much when commuting on tube without any network but only listening to music. Ive wanted an animal print Yellow Box flip flop for a few weeks now. Horrible to install. Then with my neighbor needing masks to be safe at the hospital. Its hard to really sit and use them that long, but the Discord sessions have shown good endurance. Sonys first receiver to fully implement this feature. "Ready to pair Paired successfully was a nice and unexpected touch.