I only have used the ear pads for a day, but here are my current thoughts. Other factors like portability, water resistance, and battery life are not heavily weighted for me because this speaker is primarily intended for indoor use with AC power. Great to get my ponytail off my neck like other bucket hats do. This was for the chrome finish model. The material is just not made to take the roughness of shipping. - It is much better at finding its way home. These slippers are advertised as having memory foam, so silly me, I expected them to have memory foam. I have a narrow foot and have a hard time finding shoes in a narrow width. So bought the ECCOs to see if they would last longer. Go to the drug store and buy a small lotion, if you like it then I highly suggest trying other things, maybe before drinking a half bottle of Moscato.