UPDATE: HORRIBLE! I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a high-quality, compact speaker. I can still hear everyone around me fairly clearly while they are about 6+ feet away from me. Others I tried dropped connectivity as you turn away 1m from your phone. No buckling, no blowing around, nothing. I was concerned while pushing them together that I would break pieces because it did take a lot of force to get the poles in completely. No matter the adjustment, after an hour using this my ears start to feel pain and huge pressure and I have to remove the headphone and use my previous one for a while which is problematic considering the WFH and countless e-meeting you have to attend. I can wear them for hours. I am glad I went with this veil, much cheaper and couldnt be happier. I have a neuroma on my left foot and have to wear shoes with memory foam in order to walk without hobbling.