If you spend a lot of time in your car –
and if you live in the UK and commute, we’re sure you do –, it makes sense to
have an in-car stereo. You can listen to your favourite music, listen to your
favourite podcasts, and listen to talking stories. It’s a much more enjoyable
way to travel. Choosing car stereos is relative easy, but there are a few
things that you need to consider. Here, we have provided you with a brief
guideline to help you to make the process easier, and to help you to make the
best choices.
Set Your Budget
There are thousands of car stereos on the market. This makes it difficult to make a decision. With so many options, we
can get confused and this, unfortunately, can lead to making some wrong
decisions. One way that you can help to reduce your choices is by setting
yourself a budget. You know how much money you can afford to spend, so you set
this as a limit. There are a few things that you need to remember:
1.
Remember to account for all the
accessories, as well as the stereo itself.
2.
Remember to buy the highest
quality equipment that your budget allows. Quality will affect the sound quality;
the lower quality audio equipment will not produce as crisp a sound as the
higher quality equipment.
3.
Remember that quality and price
are not necessarily linked. Sometimes you pay over the odds for a low quality
system because it is made by a certain brand. Other times you pay less for
something that is much more valuable. Therefore, we recommend that you do some research
into good quality car audio systems, rather than basing your decisions solely
on the price or on the brand.
4.
When setting your budget
consider that you may have to pay for an installation service, which can be
expensive.
Think about the Connections
With car stereos there are now two general
formats: mp3 & cd. In the past, you could buy mini-disc players and tape
decks, but these are now largely obsolete. Modern stereos often have USB
connectors, and we certainly advise buying such a stereo because you can then
connect your phone, mp3 players, tablets, and various other accessories
directly to your in-car audio systems. Both CD and mp3 stereos can have a USB
connection – we recommend that you make sure your model does. USB is going to
be around for a while, so the technology is unlikely to become obsolete…unlike
CDs, which are well on their way out.
Another type of connection that you can get
is Bluetooth. With this, you can connect compatible devices (such as your
tablet & phone if they run on Bluetooth) wirelessly using the Bluetooth
technology. This means doing without USB connections entirely. However, the
technology is not quite up to scratch to warrant a Bluetooth device with no
other type of connection, such as USB.
We hope that you enjoyed this article. If
you would like to enquire about car stereos, then please visit Incarmusic.co.uk.
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