The chord has a fake weave texture and I feel like thats the problem. This does not fulfill that requirement. When I wanna turn up the volume and BASS, they come up short; as have countless others I have tried from Sony, Bose, Audio Technica, Sennheiser, etc. Good support all over. I also purchased the Perception Wireless lavaliere (small clip-on microphone) systems and did not have a much luck with those. I have wide feet and they fit well. I ordered matching bottles and this rack and couldn?t be happier. I "tone" of these I would say is very neutral sounding. My husband likes it! It says bass boost, but the tech says that doesnt work (so why have it on the app), they only go to 11db of loudness Thats just stupid.