Lucky for me I like the Mic boom on my left side. It saves a lot of space, the light wood and copper colors look great together, and the materials seem to be pretty good. I only carry light loads on the rack: a jacket, some gloves, a one litre water bottle, and sometimes some small groceries, usually less than fiver pounds. After reading many reviews, I settled on the Audio-Technica AT4040. Neutral sound signature with tight BassThey get loud enough, but I only use 55-65 percent volume to save my hearing. Very comfortable to wear with rich treble an bass sounds. I love love love these great buy! I like the construction very much, these are solid enough to provide arch support, and fit close enough to provide traction around my sloping back yard. It doesnt irritate my skin at all and I just fall asleep in it so easily. One other note to all headphone users with smartphones: you?ll eventually have to clean out the headphone jack of dust.