My daughter has hers in listening to TV at a normal volume and she couldnt hear me talking behind her. You can trust Rockport to make a good shoe. Power port was not functioning properly right out of the box. When you mic is OFF, such as when listening to music, hanging out, whatever, theres BRIGHT RED LED on 100% of the time. So having more than one reason to own the set is smart. Ive gone back to using my heavyweight white steel burner covers, and have found new uses for these: organizational trays for spice jars, and to put under my blender, because its feet keep getting stuck to the counter when I move it. Das hatte jedoch massive Schwierigkeiten, eine Bluetooth Verbindung zu meinem Smartphone aufzubauen. The container arrived nicely and secure. Very dissapointed. First, there was no yellow triangle on the front of the shoe, second, the Keen logo on the side of the shoes is not bright like it is in the product picture because in reality, its a muted color.