Wired MP3 FM Modulator - A Better Choice Exists

| Tuesday, July 26, 2011
By James M. Boersma


A wired MP3 FM modulator is a popular way of using MP3 players in a car. The problem is that wired modulators are stuck in your car at all times because of their wiring. This is not very smart considering that modulators can be very useful in other situations beyond the car.

Wired MP3 FM modulators are generally hardwired into the dash of your vehicle. This makes them a stationary technology that cannot be used in other locations. Another option is a wireless FM modulator (i.e FM transmitter), which can provide the same quality and allow you to transport it from vehicle to vehicle. Quality FM transmitters (more details to come) can also be used at home, the office, on camping trips and many other locations. The following are examples of how convenient an FM transmitter can be:

1. Let's suppose that you want to watch your favorite television program, but the people you live with are trying to sleep or working on something, forcing you to keep the volume down. Rather than struggling to hear what is being said, consider the FM transmitter which can be utilized to broadcast the sound from the TV to a nearby radio, which would keep the room's overall noise at a moderate level. Or you could choose to eliminate all sound with the purchase of wireless FM headphones.

2. Listening to the same music in multiple rooms can make housework much more enjoyable. The problem for most people is that they do not have a complex speaker system capable of playing music throughout the entire house. Enter in a wireless MP3 FM modulator and a few FM radios and you can now broadcast any audio throughout your home.

3. The same could be said for an outdoor pool party or barbeque. Rather than blasting the music at obnoxiously high levels over your speaker's audio, you can play it at a moderate level on radios throughout the backyard with the help of an FM transmitter.

When I describe these applications, I'm only referring to quality FM transmitters. Cheap, worthless transmitters don't have anywhere near the transmission strength to broadcast audio throughout your home. Most FM transmitters can only transmit a few feet, so it's important to purchase the right one. The best FM transmitters can transmit well over a hundred feet. Because of the transmission strength, the sound quality is just as good as a wired MP3 FM modulator.

A wired MP3 FM modulator, since it's hardwired into your dash, obviously can't be used in any other place than the car; this severely limits the ways in which you can use it. Quality modulators and transmitters are very similar in audio quality and price. The main difference is versatility. You just need to decide if you want to buy something with one use, or one with several. Pretty simple choice if you ask me.




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