Bought these to walk/exercise in. One can easily see how the claim that so many folks from the same area had all received phone calls from "heaven" from their loved ones. I would much rather have a rubber like tip, as opposed to hard plastic, to give just a little more resistance when writing, so that it feels more like pen/pencil on paper. The bad reviews are the true representation of this shoe. I worried about buying another Sennheiser because the bass hasn?t been there even though everything else is perfect. This cable worked as advised, I was able to connect my EarForce XL1 to my PS4 no problem, the headphones and mic ate recognize and work fine. I couldnt get my foot in these - the top of the sandal wouldnt allow it - too bad because they were at a great price. They stopped taking a charge after one year of use. Whether its as strong and can hold as much as the factory parts, I cant say, however it handled our two 40 pound kayaks and mounting hardware with no issues. I made it work and this is how I did it.