I love the rubber tie downs and I think theyre better than the velcro style. Get used to that fresh unused patented smell, yes go on smell it. Eventually I figured it out, but it?s something they could have checked at the factory with a jig. The JBL has better battery life and I like that I can even charge my cell phone from the JBL. These have a wide toe box and enough arch support. Die Metallic-Optik in einem puren Gold macht den Schuh modisch - für mich die perfekte Kombination. It also snapped into place when I attached it to the top of my AirPod case. And for that I will also say that the build quality for the price is probably a benefit to owning these. The look is clean. Keeps AirPods well protected.