Whew!!! I just read through this quagmire of post and I never heard anyone ask the question if Gills had a 2channel or HT in his bedroom as many of us do. The thought of spending 600 and change on a nightstand radio (that is what it is) is a gamble in my view, I don't care who makes it. If you do have a system in your room it would have been a better choice to get the adapter cables to attached the Ipod to it or went with a Squeezebox/Sonos system. But as stated in earlier post you are a Bose fan and I'm sure your friends will be impress with it (by name only). From your own background and interest in this area, you should know that you are not going to achieve any strong bass from any nightstand system you buy. And you should look at getting a mid range system for your room that had a cable for your Ipod and remote to control it. $600 for a name, I do believe in paying for quality, but I know what to expect from it. I really feel your are going to be disappointed in its performance, but will convince yourself that its good due to the name on the box. ENJOY!