Sounded good, better than Homepot Pro for about 5 minutes. Then the sound stops very often. I don't know why, but for that reason I doubt mine is just defective or that it's supposed to be crap like that. I do not know. Can't give a good rating based on that though. I like how thin it is, how it doesn't stick out. Looks better than Homepot, but then again it's all about if it works. There's no sound with the cut, it's a pass. If only the ones I have. If the seller replaces it works much better then I will update this review. If everything works the same I'd say stay away from them, if you're using an iPod they don't work. I tested with Haylou GT1, also the sound disappeared 3 times in 1 hour 40 minutes. Much less compared to iPods. It's sad that my L-shaped USB/USBC is broken and not working at all. It's also misleading that it's Bluetooth 5.0, but actually Bluetooth 3.0 could be the reason why the Homepot Pro doesn't turn off. Anyway, I still think the sound is better if you didn't use an iPod here. The only problem is that the USB connector is customized for you and you will most likely find it wandering all over you in the dock and you can remove it. They mostly have a bottom b top and stick it all the way in to make it work in the dock. Remove the joystick as it sticks out in this direction. The USB connection switch this way only seems to receive audio when flipped away from it when the device is powered on, but for some reason is not receiving any audio data.