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Solid State Audio and Media Players
“The use of Wi-Fi wireless technology
means that music can be streamed
around the home without having to put
down metres of connecting cables”
Majik D hi-fi streaming system
(and beyond) without using headphones. DCP951 system has a 9in colour screen search system that makes it possible to
These products use docking stations, and iPod docking station. It also plays sort your music by artist, album, track title
USB ports or mini jack connections for the music from SD memory cards. Philips’ or genre. The use of Wi-Fi wireless
purpose. Both Sony and JVC, for DC910 iPod docking system has stereo technology means that music can be
example, offer ‘Made for iPod’ audio speakers and users can rotate their iPod streamed around the home without having
systems that bridge the gap between in landscape or portrait mode, depending to put down metres of connecting cables.
older media like CDs and radio, with digital on whether they are listening to music or Philips’ Streamium WACs 7500 system
music players. Sony’s MHC-GTZ3i is a watching video. The growing popularity of uses an 80GB hard drive that can store
Mini system that includes dual USB ports, these products shows that many up to 1500 CDs. The stored music can be
allowing users to transfer tracks between consumers are prepared to settle for piped to wireless speaker modules dotted
iPods, Walkman and other digital music greater convenience (the ability to play around a home. Sony’s GigaJuke NAS-
players. It also has a 3-disc CD changer. hundreds if not thousands of tracks from SC500PK has a 160GB hard drive
The Sony CMT-LX40i is a micro system a single device) over hi-fi sound quality. (enough for up to 40,000 tracks) and uses
with an iPod dock, CD player and DAB wireless technology. The Sony NAS-
radio. JVC’s UX-LP5E is a CD micro Made for convenience E300HD offers an 80GB hard drive.
component system with an iPod dock, Media players can combine high quality Panasonic’s SC-HC7 is a micro system
and Panasonic’s SC-PM38 is another audio with convenience, by allowing users with an 80GB hard drive and a USB port
micro system with an iPod dock. to stores thousands of tracks on a hard for connecting an iPod, while Linn offers
Another growing market is the disk drive. They are designed to make life the Klimax DS and Majik D, hi-fi quality
iPod/MP3 player speaker system, such as easier for users. For example, CDs are music streaming systems. We haven’t
Sharp’s DKAP7 iPod docking station, ripped (transferred to the hard drive) at seen the last of tape, CD or even vinyl
JVC’s NX-PN10E (which can play and high-speed and online databases can be records, but there is no doubt that the
charge two iPods together) and Sony’s used to automatically add artist name and solid stereo audio market will continue to
Air-SA20PK, wireless music system, title to each track, saving users much time. grow, and could eventually become the
which allows users to send music from Once stored on a media player, it’s easy to dominant format for listening to music,
their iPod around the home. Philips’ find a specific CD or track by using a both outdoors and at home. a73
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