A:AnswerYes to answer both of your question. However go bigger if you want to hear your music. the sound isnt louder than my laptop which is what i use it for.
A:AnswerMy Sony XB100 is better than using the speaker on my iPhone because the volume can be adjusted to be much louder, and the clarity is very good.
A:AnswerYou connect to this speaker by using your i-phone bluetooth settings -- turn on the speaker - go to Bluetooth -- and allow it to discover the SRS-X then press connect to that device.
A:AnswerIt connected to my Sony A95L TV quite nicely with dual volume display for my HDMI connected BRAVIA Theater Quad and the SB100.
It also connected to my Sony A95G TV but the onscreen volume display and control is not as good.