A slightly larger headband would allow the battery to be moved to the top of the headband and the controls to either the right or left ear cup. So I tried the second set a little better but no thank you. These also have the option of using the headphones with the aux cable and the mic only works of the aux cable is plugged in. Id also like to note that yeah, you tend to be more likely to recieve a dud on wholesale products like these. I have used the HD650s for the last 10 years and have done well at producing a rather balanced listening experience. If you ever need a way to build confidence before embarrassing yourself at the gym with wrong form and 2 measly pull ups, grind it out in your home and watch the improvement with the Iron Gym. I have a charger for my XBox One controllers that allows you to set the controller in a ‘cradle’ then push down the cradle to charge. Its amazing the difference a good pad makes! 0A and above. I expect the 8 would be perfect for me.