diff --git a/src/services/base-service.ts b/src/services/base-service.ts
index 9916c8c..0d69551 100644
--- a/src/services/base-service.ts
+++ b/src/services/base-service.ts
@@ -544,6 +544,15 @@ export default abstract class BaseService <TServiceEvent> {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Parse a single event property
+   *
+   * @param {string} name The name of the property
+   * @param {unknown} originalValue The original value of the property
+   * @param {string} type The expected type of the property
+   * @memberof BaseService
+   * @remarks This method can be overridden in subclasses to handle special cases, like ChannelValue for Mute and Volume
+   */
   protected ResolveEventPropertyValue(name: string, originalValue: unknown, type: string): unknown {
     if (typeof originalValue === 'string' && (originalValue.startsWith('&lt;') || originalValue.startsWith('<'))) {
       if (name.endsWith('MetaData')) {
@@ -573,10 +582,11 @@ export default abstract class BaseService <TServiceEvent> {
     const keys = Object.keys(properties).filter((k) => inKeys.indexOf(k) > -1);
 
     keys.forEach((k) => {
+      const expectedType = properties[k];
       const originalValue = input[k].val ?? input[k];
       // validate that originalValue is not undefined or empty or is not an empty object
       if (originalValue === undefined || originalValue === '' || (typeof originalValue === 'object' && Object.keys(originalValue).length === 0)) return;
-      output[k] = this.ResolveEventPropertyValue(k, originalValue, properties[k]);
+      output[k] = this.ResolveEventPropertyValue(k, originalValue, expectedType);
     });
 
     if (Object.keys(output).length === 0) {
diff --git a/src/services/rendering-control.service.extension.ts b/src/services/rendering-control.service.extension.ts
index fe34bb9..68e2554 100644
--- a/src/services/rendering-control.service.extension.ts
+++ b/src/services/rendering-control.service.extension.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ export class RenderingControlService extends RenderingControlServiceBase {
     if (name === 'Mute') {
       const output = {} as ChannelValue<boolean>;
       (originalValue as Array<any>).forEach((v) => {
-        output[v.channel] = v.val === '1';
+        // The new xml parser will return the value as a number, converting to boolean
+        output[v.channel] = v.val === 1;
       });
       return output;
     }
@@ -20,4 +21,48 @@ export class RenderingControlService extends RenderingControlServiceBase {
     }
     return super.ResolveEventPropertyValue(name, originalValue, type);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Get nightmode status of playbar.
+   *
+   * @returns {Promise<boolean>}
+   * @memberof RenderingControlService
+   */
+  public async GetNightMode(): Promise<boolean> {
+    return (await this.GetEQ({ InstanceID: 0, EQType: 'NightMode' })).CurrentValue === 1;
+  }  
+  
+  /**
+   * Turn on/off night mode, on your playbar.
+   * shortcut to .RenderingControlService.SetEQ({ InstanceID: 0, EQType: 'NightMode', DesiredValue: dialogLevel === true ? 1 : 0 })
+   *
+   * @param {boolean} nightmode
+   * @returns {Promise<boolean>}
+   * @memberof RenderingControlService
+   */
+  public SetNightMode(nightmode: boolean): Promise<boolean> {
+    return this.SetEQ({ InstanceID: 0, EQType: 'NightMode', DesiredValue: nightmode === true ? 1 : 0 });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get Speech Enhancement status of playbar
+   *
+   * @returns {Promise<boolean>}
+   * @memberof RenderingControlService
+   */
+  public async GetSpeechEnhancement(): Promise<boolean> {
+    return (await this.GetEQ({ InstanceID: 0, EQType: 'DialogLevel' })).CurrentValue === 1;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Turn on/off speech enhancement, on your playbar,
+   * shortcut to .RenderingControlService.SetEQ({ InstanceID: 0, EQType: 'DialogLevel', DesiredValue: dialogLevel === true ? 1 : 0 })
+   *
+   * @param {boolean} dialogLevel
+   * @returns {Promise<boolean>}
+   * @memberof RenderingControlService
+   */
+  public SetSpeechEnhancement(dialogLevel: boolean): Promise<boolean> {
+    return this.SetEQ({ InstanceID: 0, EQType: 'DialogLevel', DesiredValue: dialogLevel === true ? 1 : 0 });
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/sonos-device.ts b/src/sonos-device.ts
index b13b36b..2b25ba3 100644
--- a/src/sonos-device.ts
+++ b/src/sonos-device.ts
@@ -1131,8 +1131,8 @@ export default class SonosDevice extends SonosDeviceBase {
    * @returns {Promise<boolean>}
    * @memberof SonosDevice
    */
-  public async GetNightMode(): Promise<boolean> {
-    return (await this.RenderingControlService.GetEQ({ InstanceID: 0, EQType: 'NightMode' })).CurrentValue === 1;
+  public GetNightMode(): Promise<boolean> {
+    return this.RenderingControlService.GetNightMode();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1165,8 +1165,8 @@ export default class SonosDevice extends SonosDeviceBase {
    * @returns {Promise<boolean>}
    * @memberof SonosDevice
    */
-  public async GetSpeechEnhancement(): Promise<boolean> {
-    return (await this.RenderingControlService.GetEQ({ InstanceID: 0, EQType: 'DialogLevel' })).CurrentValue === 1;
+  public GetSpeechEnhancement(): Promise<boolean> {
+    return this.RenderingControlService.GetSpeechEnhancement();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1254,9 +1254,8 @@ export default class SonosDevice extends SonosDeviceBase {
    * @returns {Promise<boolean>}
    * @memberof SonosDevice
    */
-  public async SetNightMode(nightmode: boolean): Promise<boolean> {
-    return await this.RenderingControlService
-      .SetEQ({ InstanceID: 0, EQType: 'NightMode', DesiredValue: nightmode === true ? 1 : 0 });
+  public SetNightMode(nightmode: boolean): Promise<boolean> {
+    return this.RenderingControlService.SetNightMode(nightmode);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1319,9 +1318,8 @@ export default class SonosDevice extends SonosDeviceBase {
    * @returns {Promise<boolean>}
    * @memberof SonosDevice
    */
-  public async SetSpeechEnhancement(dialogLevel: boolean): Promise<boolean> {
-    return await this.RenderingControlService
-      .SetEQ({ InstanceID: 0, EQType: 'DialogLevel', DesiredValue: dialogLevel === true ? 1 : 0 });
+  public SetSpeechEnhancement(dialogLevel: boolean): Promise<boolean> {
+    return this.RenderingControlService.SetSpeechEnhancement(dialogLevel);
   }
 
   /**