When i realize I have to take them off and put shoes on I am a little sad. I bought the "leather" covered stand with wooden feet and am very happy with it. Yes, they are firm, but as an avid wearer of orthotic shoes (weird for a 28 year old woman to say, but you only get one body! Im hooked, beyond hooked! and on a single charge, you have 24 hours of playing time. I placed them back into the case, went surfing and when I came back, they were good and charged up. I gave it two stars instead of 1 because they actually sound pretty decent when they work. My $80 Hyper X Cloud of 3 years sounds MUCH better on Bass- imbalanced sound stage. Even plastic covering came off. The press supports are pretty sturdy.