I often look for late night movies, and with my wife and my little sleeping, I had to put the home theater muted. Tired of keeping hold of the volume button on the remote control, and being gamer, I joined the business with pleasure by buying a turtle beach PX5 which unfortunately proved defective. I sent it back and got the RS180 instead. Even my wife who is often skeptical about shopping is super convenient. In a word: essential!