Its well worth it. Obviously, its great having a mic AND headphones packaged into one item. I appreciate the company and them sending me out a new one so quickly, but a couple days ago i noticed that i couldnt hear any in-game audio and no one could hear me talk, i gave my mix amp a hour break and thought it mightve been the astro product because i just got a new cord, but just yesterday the mute device kinda fell apart. Once the pin was in the hinge I started rotating the toothpick to break the glue bond without pulling the pin back out. No bigger than a pack of playing cards, this little black box cranks out clear, crisp, distortion-free music and pretty loud if you want. I did phhsical therapy by myself for a year and got orthotics and I am very particular about what flip flops or sandals I wear. These are clearly fake. Kind of. They do seem tight enough to stay on but will be cautious for a while. Dont know if its just my imagination, but after a couple of days listening, the sound really opened up and the sonic quality is quite good.