Shopping for Music

Once upon a time you bought a record player and plugged it into the outlet— put on a record and music. Then you moved up to CDs and  inserted a disk, fiddled with some dials — and music. Then you moved up and two big speakers, amp and pre-amp, changer—and the music. Then you pulled back and settled for an all in one—plugged your cord into an outlet, settled an iPhone into a designated spot, fiddled with a music stream station or your own playlist —and music.

Now there’s Bluetooth and some complications. Now you bring your unit home and attach to your router ( first figure out where to plug in), download the application for your unit, follow the directions on your iPad screen, settle on a music provider, select how compressed you want the music ( or what your unit can handle) and hope for sound. 

And there’s help—$120.00.