If I ever need another keyboard it will be this one in the MX red version. To say its worth it is an understatement. You just need to be careful when screwing in the screws that you get them lined up perfectly or you may get some splintering. Mistakenly bought. Simpler to assemble too which Ive just found out to be quite a big deal. Very sturdy construction. If you were to use this for spices, as one of the intended uses, I think it would hold a lot of the content of a spice drawer. If this pair is anything like my previous pair, it will stretch a little over time but not so much that it becomes loose fitting. All the pictures and documentation indicated only one XLR jack was required. Sound is good, you can hear over aeroplane noise.