2) "Padding" is made of a hard plastic material thats slick with no give. *******FFW 1yr********Just recently replaced these shoes. Bose has better noise canceling and bass and clarity. I buy the size 38 which they claim is a US 7, but in the US my foot is an 8. Otherwise for here and there on vaca served their purpose The microphone wont work with my Scarlett preamp designed for large professional microphones. They don?t come up to your ankles, they sit just below them. If the story was more enticing, perhaps I could give it another go to get the rest of the collectibles, but I feel like single-player VR games stand out because of their innovations. The sound quality is exactly the same,and as for value, no brained, cheap as chips. Ive needed a good pair of slippers for quite awhile and I went right to Bearpaw because I know theyre well made and super comfy!