What the 449s bring to the table is a strengthened mid-range, which is something my Bose set could be stronger on, and my previous Sony set completely went without. Well, it does fit my mic and it looks great. Overall, this is a nice unit and sounds amazing if you arent using it on Bluetooth while watching video. This is coming from a person who has bought the past two models. She LOVES it! i never had stinky feet with any other shoes. Sure the 9nes I could find locally were 1/2 to 3/4 the price but they all seemed to be made out of thin satin materials with minimal pads in the bottom. He is all about Mickey right now so he is excited that he can watch Mickey with his own mouse ears. The boom is horrible. Very good sound quality with almost no background noise.