Also not a hand rubbed finish, more like varnished. I bought these on short notice, hated doing online audio with the computer microphone and speaker away from my main office setup. **UPDATE**Its up! I always buy these in 9. It arrived just on time for class tomorrow and fits perfectly! The only thing that I dislike is the fact that the G9000 comes with a cloth like cord which I find to be very sturdy and durable and the microphone can be raised for storage or lowered when it is time for it to be usedOverall, I really like this headset and would recommend it because of its amazing features at an unbeatable price. I havent discovered a setting that seems to impact that. but I hit pay dirt with the earphone connection into the Logitech speakers and the microphone into the Creative Sound box. ***update; after using it for TWO days, the clip broke. 5 fits my 10.