The hard sole means I can pop out to the bins or get something out of the car without needing to don shoes. This isnt the best all-in-one for those with 100 page print jobs, in my opinion. Bought for my motorcycle. One reviewer added extra washers to get the smooth rounded edge if the nut to be out far enough to cover the scraping blot threads. Coddies look amazing and they are really comfortable too. If I walk in the city for lunch, its less than 1mile a day on sidewalk, if at all. Since I only wear them around the house, its no biggie to me. When compared to headphones that cost more than 3?4x the amount of these (which Ive all returned), the soundstage, bass clarity, perfect highs and clean mids are no contest. It is so relieving to know that its long enough to where I can have my phone next to me without having to worry about it not being charged during the night when Im asleep. I also cleared all adaptation values and drove it around to relearn the new adaptation.