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3 ways to MP3 your home July 30, 2008

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1. Wired or wireless hi-fi connection

MP3’s are no longer just ‘on-the-move’ thing. There are now ways to play music stored on your computer through your existing hi-fi. The simplest way is via an analogue connection - using a 3.5mm - jack-to-phono cable.

This can be done either straight from your MP3 player’s headphone socket to your amp, or by connecting the internal soundcard in your PC to your hi-fi. But there’s no reason to settle for an analogue connection: a digital hook-up to your home cinema receiver or amp is much more exciting. All you need is an optical or electrical link from soundcard to receiver. Or you could go wireless

Let’s look at Apple’s solution: you need a wi-fi-enabled computer, which may require a card or adaptor of some sort. The AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi card is a good one at

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