Selecting higher bit rates when ripping digital music files gives you better sound quality. The trade-off, as we've discussed , is that the files are bigger, and fewer of them will fit on whatever storage medium you choose - an iPod® or other MP3 player, your computer, an external hard drive, a USB thumb...
My old iPod® mini died a couple of weeks ago. No need to mourn, it had a good life. But when I purchased a new 8GB iPod nano , I realized something important about car receivers and iPods. My car receiver, a Pioneer DEH-P7000BT , has a USB input that supports iPod connection and control. The USB connection...
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KenSpike
on Tue, Mar 3 2009
Filed under: iPod, car stereo, car audio, USB input, pioneer, ken nail, ASR, auxiliary input, advanced sound retriever
Robert and Zak star in our new Crutchfield video about the Pioneer XMp3 satellite radio receiver. They discuss and demonstrate several features of this combination satellite radio tuner and MP3 player. Robert shows how simply it is to navigate through the XMp3's controls. Zak notes that the player can...
I’ll admit it — I’m not usually an early adopter. You won’t find me running out to the store to pick up the latest gee-whiz tech devices just because they’re new. Heck, I didn’t even own a cell phone until last year. But sometimes a new technology or product offers so many benefits and useful features...
I took a vacation with my family in Maine recently, where our main mode of transportation was a 19-foot center-console boat with room for six. Earlier in the year, in a conversation with my father, I learned that he and my mother were occasionally toting a small battery-powered radio out on the water...