*The semi-open design means that as Im listening others can hear pretty easily what Im listening to and I can hear other noise as well. Identical cushions and slipped on like butter. As some background on me, and my hair-type, since I think this may be pertinent (we don’t all have the same type of hair, right?): I am a middle-aged Caucasian man with thick beard growth. So, even after trying twice I had no luck on these shoes. Great to get my ponytail off my neck like other bucket hats do. However, you have to position the cables a certain way to be able to close and zip the case all the way. The left one fits loosely than the right one. The cord is REALLY long. This is very well holding up with stretch bands, pull ups and dips. TKL keyboards are the way to go if space is a concern and logitech chose a good button layout.