Great mic! This is one of two Carterjett bands I purchased for my Apple Watch - this one in leather, and the other one in nylon. Soundstage is better than it should be, so is the separation, and the frequency response is also unique compared to what I have, they offer a nice change, and Id be happy if they were my only pair. Are they worth it, Id say yes to every penny. We got this for them. Aside from the above the design of the controller is just extremely bad. This product was very easy to assemble, the instructions were very clear. Which is 395 incl of all taxes. Like everyone said, its pathetic. There is no nice smell to it, a faint chemical smell if any.