I bought the little ones to test and am totally satisfied. One way to replace the boxes a notebook or PC Stand. Can be radiated to the unit a 20 square meter room with no problems. Here also with a corresponding volume very good sound. Thus, super value for money. I can not say anything because I do not own such a device and, accordingly, can not test on the connection of iPods. The manual is written so small that I can as Brilenträger read very poorly. These are available as well as on the internet for download and you can print the document thus - so no real disadvantage ... A small disadvantage - a display does exist - but connecting a USB flash drive with a directory structure - these will not be displayed and the device starts with the first and ends on the last - with 400 titles then a bit confusing! But at the price of course you can not expect a computer.