At the price I paid for these, it would be nice to have a back up pair. The gain is good, but is best when the audio input on pc is maxed out, overall a pretty solid microphone that is well-built, the quality is very similar as other professional brands. I was expecting these to have more cotton as they did in the past, but now they are no better than "generic" swabs. 😩 The original earpads were falling apart and flaking away. Just six months is pretty pathetic. Even with the liner wicking moisture away Im positive I would drench my socks on any sunny day above 45 F. After a week of using the HD800(S), to me the HD598 sounded not as detailed/clear, distorted bass, smaller soundstage and I just wasnt having it for the HD598. Enter wifi password (your printers serial number listed on the back right corner)5. There are 3 possible positions to install these on the expedition: front, middle, and back.