To connect your iPod or iPhone to your car stereo, home stereo, portable speakers, sound card, or any device that has a 3.5mm jack, you will need a 4-wire cable with a headphone mic combo plug.
The cable is black in color and 6 feet long.

This cable is compatible with a wide range of devices, including Acer Iconia, Archos 10.1, Asus Eee Pad, Blackberry Playbook 9800, Blackberry Playbook 9860, Galaxy Note, Galaxy Note 10.1, Galaxy Note 10.1 2014, Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note II, Galaxy Note Pro 12.2, Galaxy Note8, Galaxy S II - AT&T, Galaxy S II - T-Mobile, Galaxy S II - Verizon, Galaxy S Vibrant, Galaxy S3, Galaxy S4, Galaxy S5, Galaxy Tab - 10.1", Galaxy Tab - 7", Galaxy Tab - 8.9", Galaxy Tab 2 - 10.1", Galaxy Tab 2 - 7", HTC Flyer, iPad (2017), iPad (Original), iPad 2, iPad 3rd gen, iPad Air 2, iPad mini, iPad mini 2, iPad mini 3, iPad Pro (10.5"), iPhone 5/5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPod 1st gen/2nd gen, iPod 3rd gen, iPod 4g, iPod Classic, iPod Classic 160 GB, iPod classic 2, iPod color, iPod mini 1st gen, iPod nano 1st gen, iPod nano 2nd gen, iPod nano 3rd gen, iPod nano 4th gen, iPod nano 5th gen, iPod nano 6th gen, iPod shuffle 1st gen, iPod shuffle 2nd gen, iPod shuffle 3rd gen, iPod shuffle 4th gen, iPod touch 1st gen, iPod touch 2nd gen, iPod touch 4th gen, iRiver, Kindle Fire, Kindle/Kindle Touch, Kobo, MacBook Air 11”, MacBook Air 13”, MacBook Pro 13”, MacBook Pro 15”, MacBook Pro 17”, Motorola Flemming, Motorola Pasteur, Motorola Xoom, Nook Color, Nook Simple Touch, Nook Tablet, and ZTE Tablet.