My mom didnt seem to notice. The best thing about these is the noise cancellation. Im Prinzip ein Laufschuh, an den Luft rankommt. They go through a lot together including food poisoning and their friendship grows. But they had fun trying. I went with the navy and it?s this cool dark matte color with an accent ring that jazzes it up. Cleans my brushes very well. I have used them whilst at work, cycling and running. Have to get out the goo gone to take off the remaining adhesive. The neck is fully welded which will no break like some of the other ones that has plastic neck.