These are really great hooks. I bought two of these at different times and am so glad I did. Bought these for my granddaughter for her house shoes. They break while putting your EarPod wires through. Amazon issued a refund to cover that cost- fine. Die Besten Crocs die es gibt! I watch movies with them on and it sounds like I am in the movie. update 2 about the mic. The Asus sound card software allows you to do realtime "EQ" adjustment of your microphone input, and it sounds excellent, with an improvement in the high frequency response of the Vmoda mic, which, for the price of the sound card ($30) is truly amazing. Chaco told me they changed the fit to make them looser.