First of all, no matter the bad reviews as they vastly outnumbered by the good ones.Yes, there are lemmons out there, but you can get them even you buy a Caddylac, people, get over it: you just had bad luck.I had another model (without the boom) which my wife has now.This is why I like it and recommend:- it has the mic boom: I want the functionality- fits much better and doesn't dangle all the time. (what a relief)- battery life is amazing- sound quality is very good- very flexible, allows for infinite adjustmentsThe drawbacks pale in comparison with the performance and quality but there are a few minors:- cumbersome power on/off button- very flexible, sometimes makes it difficult to fit using only one handFor those of us who wear glasses, it doesn't play very well with the glasses legs but you can manage it... (or go with contacts haha)Seriously, this is a great piece of equipment.Recommended anytime.