Which Car Audio System to Choose?
Lisa Mills
March 20, 2010
While choosing a new stereo for your car, you are generally in a dilemma as to what to go for in terms of technology. Innovation in terms of features offered and technical details, has grown by leaps and bounds, and, justifiably is sure to confuse the average buyer. What used to be a simple and easy to use car stereo allowing you to play just audio cassettes and the local radio, has now evolved into a multi-purpose and multi-functional electronic gadget which can play virtually anything you can imagine.
The latest addition to the slew of varieties available is the mp3 CD players which are available either as separate players or as a combo player. It is true that audio cassettes have been almost completely replaced by compact discs, the change reflected in the standalone car cassette players growing obsolete and almost extinct. But the same has not bee the case with the original disc players with the introduction of mp3 players and discs. The main reason attributed to this is dilemma of the buyers that whether their disc collection would be rendered useless if they purchase mp3 CD players.
This dilemma of their potential customers was soon resolved by the car audio system manufacturing companies, which brought out combo mp3 CD players. Such a player is compatible with both versions of the compact disc, the simple audio one, and the mp3 CD. The basic difference between the both of them is the number of songs that can be put on a single disc, apart from quality issues. Mp3 is relatively a newer technology which doesn´t compromise much on quality while making a huge plus point on the number of songs that can be put on a disc. While an audio disc may have around fifteen songs, the same mp3 CD can have ten times more.
The integration of both technologies is further strengthened by the fact that CD-Rs and CD-RWs are after all, one of the ways of making mp3 audio files available for your car system. These mp3 CD players may also support cassette playback, as well as radio and connection to other auxiliary music players through a port and suitable connectors. You can save yourself the time consuming mundane routine of converting to and fro between mp3 and normal audio discs, as also the pros and cons of mp3 CD players, as using the facility or not would totally be your decision, but at least you wont feel outdated or out of sync with the new technologies evolving in the music industry.
The latest addition to the slew of varieties available is the mp3 CD players which are available either as separate players or as a combo player. It is true that audio cassettes have been almost completely replaced by compact discs, the change reflected in the standalone car cassette players growing obsolete and almost extinct. But the same has not bee the case with the original disc players with the introduction of mp3 players and discs. The main reason attributed to this is dilemma of the buyers that whether their disc collection would be rendered useless if they purchase mp3 CD players.
This dilemma of their potential customers was soon resolved by the car audio system manufacturing companies, which brought out combo mp3 CD players. Such a player is compatible with both versions of the compact disc, the simple audio one, and the mp3 CD. The basic difference between the both of them is the number of songs that can be put on a single disc, apart from quality issues. Mp3 is relatively a newer technology which doesn´t compromise much on quality while making a huge plus point on the number of songs that can be put on a disc. While an audio disc may have around fifteen songs, the same mp3 CD can have ten times more.
The integration of both technologies is further strengthened by the fact that CD-Rs and CD-RWs are after all, one of the ways of making mp3 audio files available for your car system. These mp3 CD players may also support cassette playback, as well as radio and connection to other auxiliary music players through a port and suitable connectors. You can save yourself the time consuming mundane routine of converting to and fro between mp3 and normal audio discs, as also the pros and cons of mp3 CD players, as using the facility or not would totally be your decision, but at least you wont feel outdated or out of sync with the new technologies evolving in the music industry.
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