I got this stethoscope (black tubing/rose gold finish) in April of 2021 as a replacement gift for a different cheap stethoscope as I was moving from being an EMT to being accepted into nursing school. It has lasted this long (Jan. 2023) and would probably last much longer if I didn’t find it so massively heavy. During clinical rotations (12.5 hrs) I would get sharp pinching in my neck just from the pure weight of the stethoscope laying around my neck on hour 3/12…. Yeah, it’s that heavy. Throughout the day it would slip down one side of my neck as the bell/diaphragm would weigh the entire thing down and I had to constantly adjust it. Finally I got so tired of the pain and hassle it was and purchased a bat clip so that it could sit on my waistband or pocket and be out of the way and eliminate my neck pain. The tubing was very stiff and I have yet to get it completely worked out and malleable, but that’s not a big deal to me, though it might be for others. Another issue I dealt with on a much more minor scale was the flimsiness of the earpieces, BUT MDF has free parts for life so I was able to get replacements when they ripped due to me rubbing them on something like a wall or the desk accidentally. I’ve seen people commenting about the metal parts getting worn or scratched and yeah, that’s bound to happen with any normal long term or aggressive short term use but it’s really not noticeable at all unless you are examining it two inches from your eyes.Aside from the weight and other minor issues I experienced with the stethoscope, I had NO complaints in regard to sound quality, functional parts, aesthetics, etc. I was constantly complemented on the clean yet fancy look of the black and rose gold contrast, praised for my recognition of identifying lung sounds or heart murmurs that other students couldn’t quite hear correctly, and was vetted out to show cardiology docs how the bell/diaphragm attachments could be swapped for peds and adult use. I personally would not buy this again for myself if my current one ever broke but I have purchased other MDF stethoscopes which are significantly more lightweight and I am happy with as well.