The iPod has genuinely revolutionised the way in which we listen to music on the go. The joy of this system, and of comparable MP3 players, is that it allows us to place music on a small player which we carry around with us, and call on any track from our collection at a second’s notice. Sure, there is not much work involved in changing a CD anyway, but when it comes to user-friendly music players, the MP3 has changed things comprehensively. Depending on the age and the cost of your MP3, you can have literally thousands of tracks available at the touch of a button, something that makes listening to music ever more convenient. And with technological minds constantly innovating, it was never going to be long before something was developed to free us from the headphones.
IPod docking stations in cars were an inevitability from the moment the iPod itself was invented. They allow us to hook up our MP3 player to our in-car sound system and play our music collection through our car speakers – allowing us to combine the jukebox-style range and convenience of music choice of an iPod with the volume and sound quality of a car sound system. Any one of thousands of songs can be pumping out of your speakers within seconds of you deciding you want to hear it. Sure, it may not be quite in line with the old ways, of sticking on FM radio and allowing someone else to soundtrack your road trip, but MP3’s convenience allows you to set your own playlist for your own planned route.
MP3 connectivity to your car stereo system works in any one of a number of ways. You can choose to hook the iPod directly to your car stereo, if your car is new enough. Most cars rolling off production lines today have already been designed to be compatible with iPods, due to the undeniable popularity of the MP3 player as a way of listening to music on the go. If you are lucky enough to have a new car it is generally a matter of popping your iPod into the docking station and driving off, merrily changing tracks by way of a console which directly mirrors your iPod’s click wheel.
If you have an older car, though, there is no need to despair. Systems are being created all the time that increase the iPod’s backwards compatibility. Some of these involve plugging the system directly into your existing car stereo. This depends very much on your stereo having an auxiliary input jack, and not all stereos have this. In such cases it may be necessary to hook your iPod up to the in-car cassette or to a small portable FM transmitter. One way or the other, the iPod will work with pretty much any in-car sound system as long as you do not mind hooking up a few extra bits of kit. The newer the systems the better, of course, as the newer systems allow the player to constantly recharge during long car trips.
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