It looks great though! Maybe they will see this feedback and stick to a simple soft leather or leatherlike strap for ankles and toes. The sound to me is of great quality, given its price category, as you would expect from a Sennheiser. Terribly disappointed they were too small and I had ordered a size up. These cords were not abused or mistreated. Once it?s all together it?s pretty solid. One of the jack is longer and a bit thicker than a 3. I can confirm that these are of great quality and compare closely to the oem! None have been large enough to fit snug. UPDATE: Received my replacement set in.