Theyre ok. Havent had to put socks on yet! is it worth the price? No. 2) The poles are made of cheap / low-grade aluminum and as such if you force too hard to get the poles into the connectors, they bend . I put it on my work pants loop so its always with me. Simple, satiny and flat; its exactly what I was looking for. The sound signature follows the Harman Curve, a profile that many listeners prefer. It doesn’t have its own volume though so it’s gonna stick to your device volume (which is the only con it has) I am use to being able to turn up the volume a little bit louder than my devices offer but I’ll settle for these headphones because they’re so comfortable! (91/2 went with 10)It looks like a very durable scandal and has no velcro to get full of lint etc. Richtig gut das Ganze!