Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.My everyday life is not so bad that I need to escape it, but I truly enjoy the places that music takes me so I engage it as often as I can. Music doesn't just help pass the time, it helps me reflect, brings memories back to life and can make most chores more enjoyable.
~ Berthold Auerbach
I have always wrestled with the tension between using headphones on my commute vs. the potential dangers it invites. On the one hand I get my music while on the other it minimizes a critical commuting-sense.
Using one earbud instead of two isn't a bad option but I may have found an even better one.
I put my iPad in one of those thin nylon bags with the rope-y shoulder straps and turned it up as loud as possible. The sound easily penetrated the thin fabric of the bag much better than it would have my normal commuting pack. On quiet streets this worked really well but on major roadways the music was easily drowned out.
It then occurred to me that I could get improved volume by putting my Jawbone Jambox into my bento-bag. The Jambox speaker connects to the iPad via bluetooth, and I speculated that having the sound originate in front of me would result in better overall quality.
While neither of these is a perfect solution to the earbud issue, I think I am on the right track.
What about you? Do you also like to ride with music? How do you do it?
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