When the treadmill is running it is hard to hear the audio unless its coming through earphones. This new version is fabulous. These things are SO comfortable and feel like they are sturdy and well-made. He is a fan and he loves wine very much. The second pic shows a worn "no-show" vs these ones that are "Low-cut. I take good care of my keyboards and dont mash the keys either. I have a $50-ish Logitech wired headset that is a few years old and awesome, but the headband is breaking. Somewhere along the production line the ingredients mustn?t of been regulated and qtys changed. On a hunch, I took them out and replaced them with Allbirds merino wool-lined inserts. (yeah, that means its a bit of a squeeze to fit everything, but as long as you organise thoughtfully as you go, you wont have any problems!