So why a 4 star? I thought these headphones were made in Ireland. Ive been sick and unable to use the product so I left it in the box until I could actually attempt to work out (my mistake). The wooden stick was wonderful, not like the cardboard sticks that would break when I applied pressure while cleaning. Das Mikrofon hat einen guten Klang, sehr klar und um Meilen besser als ein Headset-Mikro. these exceeded expectations! It has held up to travel, to daily trips back and forth to work in my backpack, etc. So comfy you can walk miles in them. I used to hate the style Crocs but always heard how comfortable they are so since these look more like sneakers I decided to give them a try. It is actually now much more stable with the side mount kickstand. Across-the-board great acting2.