This will allow my wife to watch TV at a lower volume while I crank up the headphones or for one of us to continue to watch TV while the other reads or sleeps (instead of using Xboxs battery hungry controllers built-in audio jack). But time will tell. The straps were a little too tight so I gave them a solid stretch. I?ve ordered this pair twice because they were a favorite of mine. I had a pair of vertical wall bike holders from "Transit" that worked fine for several years but I noticed that the metal hook was getting bent a bit etc. My mom didn?t care for it at first but she now understands anything with a ?keyboard? (they way she wants) is going to hurt her hands and likes the fact that this protects the front and back of the iPad unlike just magnetic ones. My feet sweat like crazy in them for just walking around the house they need way better air flow design Im living in South America at the moment, and it isnt recommended to keep your phone out on your lap or even in your hand while going place to place. Durable enough and Im a thicc girl. This was great for me, because now I can just take pictures of my ear and send it to my doctor instead of having to constantly go in and out of the office to make sure I dont have yet another infection.