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Thursday, August 15. 2019

New cars all lack CD players

Yes, I know The Great Courses have an app, but what if you like your CDs in your car?


What to do? Ideas welcome. 

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https://www.bestbuy.com/site/ion-audio-air-portable-cd-player-with-bluetooth-gray-with-black/6326253.p?skuId=6326253

Or something similar. Hookup the bluetooth output to your car stereo and off you go.
#1 Erick on 2019-08-15 13:32 (Reply)
Here’s a thread regarding your question. Many options.
https://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=221788
#2 Pretentious?Moi? on 2019-08-15 13:32 (Reply)
Rip the CDs to mp3s, put them on an mp3 player, and plug it into the usb port, or use bluetooth.
#3 sixtyville on 2019-08-15 13:37 (Reply)
The old style iPod was perfect for this, hooked up to the "Aux"

Somebody stole mine out of the car.

One day I'll figure out if the iPod Touch can replace it with similar ease of use.
#3.1 Mike (Link) on 2019-08-15 13:48 (Reply)
If the system doesn't have an AUX input then don't buy the car.
#4 JK Brown on 2019-08-15 13:51 (Reply)
My vehicle is of an age that it has a tape player, but not a CD player. Rip to MP3 sounds to me like a good suggestion.
#5 Gringo on 2019-08-15 13:51 (Reply)
My current laptop doesn't even have a CD slot any more, but I gather you can buy a plug-in device for that. I usually download my music to the laptop now and put it on my phone, which bluetooth-links to my car's audio. Back when I was using CDs, I put the CD tracks in iTunes via the old laptop's CD player, then hooked the iPhone into the car's audio via a plug-in of some kind.
#5.1 Texan99 on 2019-08-16 11:07 (Reply)
Guess I’ll be keeping my 2017 Outback a while longer. I’ve been aggravated because the SiriusXM doesn’t work right but at least I have my cd’s.
#6 Linda S on 2019-08-15 14:13 (Reply)
> My vehicle is of an age that it has a tape player, but not a CD player

My solution for this case was to buy a wireless FM transmitter (~$30 at Walmart) that plugs into the cigarette lighter and plays through the radio. Burn CDs to a memory stick, insert into transmitter and off we go! It also has an audio input jack.
#7 SteveS on 2019-08-15 14:41 (Reply)
I replaced the factory radios in 2 cars with ones with CD players that I got from Crutchfield. They sent all the parts needed, and the adapters needed. I am no whiz at mechanics, so it was amazing that I got it all to work.
#8 Smart Feller on 2019-08-15 15:00 (Reply)
My Toyota has a USB port in the console. Plug in a thumb drive filled with mp3s and it plays through the radio.
#9 Juan Paxety (Link) on 2019-08-15 15:21 (Reply)
Keep all cars until they reach 200,000 miles, then leapfrog to the next technology when you buy newer
#10 Assistant Village Idiot on 2019-08-16 09:24 (Reply)
My favorite modus operandi. By staggering the leaps among cars, cameras, computers, and smartphones, I accumulate a steady collection of adapters and cables that come in handy for the next leap. Which reminds me: gotta finish ripping a small collection of 3.5" diskettes to flash drives so I can retire my USB-connected 3.5" disk drive. I suspect my USB CD-drive has several more years to go.
#10.1 Mike Anderson (Link) on 2019-08-16 11:26 (Reply)
My 89 jeep didn't come with a CD player. I hadn't noticed that they disappeared.
#11 Jay on 2019-08-16 09:42 (Reply)
You should be able to buy a new car stereo with cd player for pretty cheap, even used if you check the pawn shops. They aren't hard to install.
#12 Jack Walter on 2019-08-16 09:44 (Reply)
FM Transmitter for Car ...plug device in 12v socket, attach TF/SD Card, USB stick or Aux Input and play whatever you like over the car FM radio. About $13.
#13 Chester Goode on 2019-08-16 10:12 (Reply)
I still miss the 8 tracks.
#14 Anon on 2019-08-16 11:02 (Reply)
My 2017 hyundai came with one….
#15 tim ferrell on 2019-08-16 11:55 (Reply)

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