It was a little smaller than I thought, however, added to it with flare and different/better flashlight. I think reading so many reviews for these kind of set my expectations way too high! Pros: Though they require assembly, it didnt take much time to put all 18 together. I have had this 4 days and I have listen to more music than I have in the past four years combined. helps tolerate bit of plantar fasciitis. Did have minimal buffering noise when driving in the wind, but we added a Yakima wind fairing which eliminated the buffering. It is worth it and the case and the cords that come with it are perfect - can connect to the planes system if you want (even with the first class two prong plugs with the included adapter). WELL, I AM NOT PAYING MORE FOR REPAIR THEN WHAT I PAID FOR THE ITEM "NEW". One day they just stopped taking a charge. (Yes, i did copy one of the previous reviews to save time and it was the same problem i had.