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06-23-2018, 11:47 PM | #16 |
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06-24-2018, 01:07 AM | #17 |
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What are "CDs"?
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06-24-2018, 09:55 AM | #18 |
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So, you can tell the difference in sound quality from CD's and MP3's in the car with all that noise around you? The car is not a concert hall.
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06-24-2018, 10:26 AM | #19 | |
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OP: I personally prefer Spotify. Give it a try.
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06-24-2018, 10:30 AM | #20 |
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XM/Bluetooth both sound like crap in our cars, guess its the compression/decoding etc.
Using an ipod sucks too because the random is so predictable. I find using a thumb drive the best option in our cars. I tried both 320 mp3 and Flac, cant tell the difference.
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06-24-2018, 11:07 AM | #21 | |
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There is no difference. The media stored on a thumb drive may have different quality, based on what you are using, but it can have higher or poorer quality, compared to a CD. CDs are "stuck" at one quality, a compromise to fit a certain amount of music on that old format. Both are stored media. BMW wanted to charge me hundreds of dollars for a "hard drive" in the car to store my music. One day I pop in my thumb-drive into the USB with thousands of songs and boom, it works and does all the things an internal hard-drive would do. Same thing with the Camaro. It takes up almost no space and since there are two ports, one is always free for charging or something else. CDs are on the way out and a waste of plastic. XM/Sirius sounds like crap, I've not been able to figure that one out, why pay for such crap quality.
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06-24-2018, 11:32 AM | #22 |
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I have ~800 CDs that I purchased since 1985. I uploaded them all to my iTunes account and had converted to windows media player before that. I enjoy the convenience of using both formats (Bluetooth and flash drive) along with the historical value of every CD I chose throughout my life. I prefer the flash drive in the car so I can resume where I left off when I shut the car off last.
With road noice and my NPP permanently set to Track, the sound quality is acceptable.
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06-24-2018, 06:47 PM | #26 | |
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There is no room to install a CD player in the dash. That leaves the trunk as an option with some kind of remote display. This will probably integrate about as well as the $15 player sitting on the passenger seat I suggested above. But it will cost hundreds. Your best bet is to start migrating to USB with the album art and all, and the ability to sort through the thing using the steering wheel and touchscreen. This is already there waiting for you. Your specific need is poorly served by the aftermarket. Demand is waning, as reflected in the many sarcastic comments here. Now back to installing crank windows on my SS... |
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06-26-2018, 10:03 PM | #27 |
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If you enjoy CD quality sound, there is the option of ripping the music to the FLAC format. FLAC is the digital version of CDQ. There are plenty of cheap USB MP3 players that support FLAC files. I personally upload all of my music to Google Play and stream in the car via Apple Carplay app.
There is a difference in MP3 and FLAC sound quality. I enjoy MP3 when listening to Hip Hop (don't mind compressed sound). But when it comes to live instruments, it's always in FLAC. |
06-26-2018, 10:37 PM | #28 |
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Rip your CD's to mp3 man You can fit them all on a drive smaller than your thumbnail
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