Have been using and abusing these for about three months now. Performance is great, they have a dead bounce and are absolutely silent when dropped from waist height onto rubber gym flooring, the household didn't even know I was deadlifting when I was training in the basement. The finish is okay, the lettering is starting to wear off and such but functionally they are perfect. They look fantastic as well, would be cool to get options for different color lettering but maybe in another life as I expect to use these for years to come. There is a distinct new rubber smell for the first week or two when they are opened but this is to be expected.