If youre stacking them it will definitely be noticeable. The tire isn?t necessary to remove, but makes it so much easier to remove the panel since a few connectors are in the wheel well. The beads do not roll up or fall down! The only complaint is the color is not anywhere close to the advertised color. We?ll see how they fit/feel after walking around in them for a while. Yes, its postmodern, but its not pretentious. -taupe snakeskin print goes with all colors and matches every outfitCons:-generous width may be too wide for narrower feet and gape at the sides-doesn?t have a rugged or anti-slip shoe bottom (while I didn?t find these to be slippery when wet, I wish these had under soles like Sketchers Microburst for added traction)-Not as easy to find as other brands-Limited number of color styles/patternsOne more note: I am a consistent women?s shoe size 7, but I ordered both a 6. That being said, these feel pretty much like the ATH-M50xs in terms of how they grip your head. Bit depth, I recommend 24bit or if you have it, 32 bit float. And THEY STILL WORK LIKE THE DAY I BOUGHT THEM.