The powder coat on the back side of the pedal hook was damaged. After experimenting with that for a couple of nights I then disconnected the Audio Cable (make sure you do this if, like me, you began by connecting it) and connected the "Optical Audio Cable" to the "Optical Out" connector on my TV, and then connected the other end to the transmitter. It is not a beautiful with the ugly flower. The case is quite nice, the material has a soft feeling, which i like. Overall sound quality is decent, and a big step up from my old headphones. Ear hooks are nice and movable, not very stiff, very workable. And they look good, too. They seem to last longer than my friends current set up. Inaccurate description! Wears a size 13 shoe and we ordered the largest size.