They are tactile and silent. Pero, sin miedo, hay que desplegarlo hasta que la pata quede alineada con la placa de metal curva (como se ve en la foto). My disappointment: all the 6 units which I bought (some were given as gifts to my family and friends) the jack failed. So I took a good bit of filling out. The shoes look very pretty and my daughter loved them, until she tried them on. bass very pronounces as can be expected with in ear headphones. It states it fits 10oz. excited that I found it with ease. Oppo having decided to cease their universal player production has left me in lurch. It was the first shoe I tried on and if it had been the only shoe I tried on I would have loved it.