I bought an HM40 over six years ago. Very pleased with it after over 450 hours use. I did have an intermittant mic lead which I replaced myself, and I lost the breath pad over the mic and Harry M sent me a replacement by return of post. . .Very comfy (to me) and good value. I think its worth getting a headset case to keep it in. I use the type in the Transair catalogue, but they seem a bit expensive at (from memory) 15gbp. Perhaps HM does cases too.