Dynex audio cable provides an excellent home audio solution, allowing you to hook your iPod directly to your receiver and enjoy your MP3 collection on your
I bought the Dynex cable because it offers an excellent
solution to a simple problem: having an iPod full of songs, but being limited
to playing this music through headphones or a tiny little dock. I wanted to have the variety and ease of use
of my iPod, but the sound of my stereo system.
I knew even though the marketing and production behind iPod was far
removed from a home audio component market, they must make a simple cable to
connect your Ipod to your receiver.
Indeed they do.
The Dynex cable is a super-inexpensive, simple way to bring
your entire catalogue of music onto your stereo. If you’re looking to throw a party, this
cable is a must-have. You can set up
several hours of your favorite music on your iPod, put it on random and have great
background music delivered via your home audio system. No need to change CD’s, use small, inferior
speakers, drag your computer out into the living room, etc.
The Dynex cable performs quite reasonably considering its
small price tag. It is not the highest
quality cable, but quite frankly, anything too advanced and expensive would be
a waste because MP3’s don’t offer the sound quality of CD’s anyway—far from
it. If your medium is sonically
inferior, why buy an expensive cable?
You’re still going to end up with less sound quality than you’d like.
Although, I’ve heard that by transferring music utilizing a
lossless format (not compressed like regular MP3 tracks) you’ll get far enhanced
sound, I’d already filled my iPod with compressed MP3 s, so I was not getting
near CD quality anyway. I have my doubts
of whether lossless files would provide the quality of a CD, so I didn’t feel
the need to research any advanced, expensive cables.
Given that your goal is not audiophile quality, the Dynex
cable does a great job of adding a new look to your system and enhancing the
music that you have access to. Hook it
up just like any other L/R cable and you’re ready to experience a world of
music without having to spend $5000 on CD’s and a 300 disc changer.
My only complaint with the Dynex cable, and these type
cables in general, is that there is no digital version. Ever since I added a digital coax cable to my
CD player I look to replace any analog cables that I can. I’m not sure that an iPod would support a
digital cable—I assume it would because it is a digital music player. If not, my complaint lies with iPod itself
and I’d love to see a fully digital MP3 set up.
Again, however, if the medium being played isn’t that high quality this
really isn’t an issue worth fussing about.
Bottom line is that if you have a home audio system and you
have an iPod, there’s no need to keep them separate. Enjoy access to thousands of song on your system,
for a nominal price.
The Verdict
