I always like to keep my leads well packed and secure and wanted these velco straps to do that. I have used the 3M all velco straps for years and they are briilliant, They secure themselves to the cable and are easy to operate. The Thomann ones secure to the cable with a loop around a metal hoop, this becomes loose as soon as you open the strap and then they are prone to fall off the cable, I have had to trawl a stage floor picking these up at the end of a gig and, frankly, have stopped using them. Also, I have had one or two break so find them not of good quality at all. For a recording studio or similar environment, these might be fine, but not at all for a live environment. This is one of the few Thomann products I have found to be less than satisfactory.