Im sure the regular shoes are great for regular feet (I have been meaning to order myself a pair), but I speak from experience that the wide shoes are absolutely fantastic. But it does what it is designed to do quite well. The sound is crease and hard to hear anything else in a room. I love them more the longer I listen to them. The only reason why I dont give this cam a 5 star rating is because of its proprietary connection. JUST DO IT and buy them! Its super comfortable n hardly noticeable under your clothing. Love that i can lose the earbuds. Despite using vacuum amps for my office headphones Im not an audiophile and cant really make an informed comment on mids/highs/lows etc. The tread is mostly worn off the in the parts where there is 0 visible remaining tread, there are actually divers which I believe are capable of growing into actual holes.