I just retired and these are still my shoe when the hiking boots or the waders are not on. I have to use orthopaedic shoes due to my feet, they look lovely, hard to get a tidy looking orthodontist shoe. The sound quality is clean and balanced across the entire published frequency range. Mercola for writing this book to help educate the public. So sad! I had it for a few months and it has not separated from the buds case. I also purchased Ammon Sheas It requires a mini tripod or stand for desktops or a standard tripod depending upon use and placement. I thought perhaps it was the shoes I was wearing. The batteries seem to last a long time, so we havent yet had a freak out because a controller was left off the base and theyre unable to play.