I highly reccomend a lavatube, I moved from ego's to a LT and never looked back, they can stand a fair bit of rough handling also, mine has fallen off coffee tables, computer desks, out of my pockets, knocked out of my hands and sent soaring into walls..(I'm rather clumsy, add in a 7 year old that charges around full speed without looking where he's going and it's chaos!) The top section where the connector is shows signs of minor separation but a little pressure pops it back in place, still works the same as always.