Maybe if Elon survives and continues to flourish (and not get burned out), hell supersede Steve some day, but it would be quite a thing. They do start to smell if your feet sweat in them, but I just throw them in the washing machine occasionally and then let them air dry. 10/08/20 UPDATE: COWIN has taken care of the issue! Bluetooth connection distance isnt very far, your device will need to be fairly close to the speaker for the connection to maintain. Tried it out over several days. I use this as my winter car coat, living in New England can be brutal during winter but this jacket keeps me really warm! Just switch to SSB if you have a weak or fading station, and it becomes very stable, and audio quality is good. No rather an upgrade on the product you are returning or a discount or something. Quite compact , but not as good sound as Stag sm57 copy Ear buns to hard