Great stethoscope, and the totally black version looks very cool.  It works for my purposes just as well as my Littman, and I don't have to worry about losing a lot of money if I ever have to replace it.  One of the docs at work continually "forgets" a stethoscope (how does that happen?) and always asks to use mine over the cheap ones the hospital provides.  I'm not really into communal use of anything, so I must always decline.  I love it and use it daily!