Durability also seems good. Solid and well-made, it also includes a couple of microphone pop-shields (should I ever need them). My 11 year old son loves these. I love first off how light they are and im on my feet for at least 12 hours a day at work and i come home an split wood or go logging for another 2 to 4 hours and i feel like there never weighing me down! Nice slippers ! The only possible complaint you could have is if you think it is a bit too tight on your head after wearing for several hours. Im beyond thrilled that I purchased this! My job involves a lot of multitasking, which means that while I am ringing up customers in-store and in the drive-thru, printing labels, pulling drugs, counting drugs, restocking drugs, typing scripts, processing faxes and e-scripts, and delegating my team, I’m also answering phones. The beige color is not the same as the HD598. One, this pretty much makes it so the switch wont fit in any case you may have.