The quality of the sound is very close to wearing no ear protection at all (you only seem to lose a bit of the lower frequency sounds, but nothing from mid to high frequency, from regular speech). I will be buying some different colors very soon. The kickstand seems to be made of metal and the foot of rubber like mentioned in the description; it feels pretty solid and sturdy. It’s super nice that they auto turn on when taken off the charger. but theyre very touch sensitive so when the water touches them or even rain on the outside it changes the volume or pauses the music. My bra on isn’t visible because the straps are wide enough to cover. Seem very good but I will have to fit a larger washer so they fit the t-track I am using On my particular turntable (Yamaha P-520), this thing is louder, clearer, and just better sounding all around (nice lows, mids, and highs). My hearing cuts off ~15000 hz so I can only confirm that the headphones can go that high. i will never buy these shoes again.