I have a huge bunion on one foot and overall problems and foot pain. a major pain to use as it doesnt stay in place around the neck. Was curious about stereo recording, so bought a set of matched RØDE M5s, but those were comparatively pretty noisy & tinny, so returned them and bought a second P170. Great book with good advice glad I got it Connecting the base to a workbench would fully correct this, however. The charging section snapped off from itself on both of them, so I would say that it is not at all durable. Our company has been expanding and there are increasing staff, and the number of participants in some conferences will increase accordingly. I havent worn them while raining, only after. It seems there?s always too many things that get shoved under the sink, so being able to get a few items up off the cabinet floor was appealing to me. Meaning I have to actively disconnect from my tablet before it will allow syncing to my phone ( even if my tablet is off/ hibernation mode).