Removed because nobody uses CDs
Where is my CD player ??
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Been gone for a few years, I think AM is next on the chopping block
Consider Bluetooth streaming
I'm so old I can vaguely remember when one would buy a CD for the sole purpose of ICE
And you were real baller if you opted for the In Dash 6 disc charger
My first car came with a Cassette, it was Pat Cooper's An Italian Wedding
My latest purchase came with Barry Manilow's Greatest hits
They can pry Android Auto/Apple CarPlay from my cold dead hands
Oh how did we survive before streaming
Consider Bluetooth streaming
I'm so old I can vaguely remember when one would buy a CD for the sole purpose of ICE
And you were real baller if you opted for the In Dash 6 disc charger
My first car came with a Cassette, it was Pat Cooper's An Italian Wedding
My latest purchase came with Barry Manilow's Greatest hits
They can pry Android Auto/Apple CarPlay from my cold dead hands
Oh how did we survive before streaming
Because it is an old people car....we just bought a 2018 last week
Here in Michigan a law has just been introduced to disallow talking on phone etc while driving. As it is difficult to determine if the phone in use is a call, texting, selecting music or using a "maps" app I assume the contributions to the income from fines will increase for the State. Not against implementing safety laws for sure, as a motorcyclist too, but if you don't have the embedded hardware (cd player, Nav system, etc.) in your vehicle, how can you work within the law to avoid a fine?
Add a single din player to your vehicle. A guy I talked to did this to his Lexus GX 470 . It's a clean install.
I mean, the iPod went out of fashion
Most smartphones in the past ~4 years no longer have an aux jack
A2DP Bluetooth streaming or a simple USB logic interface is about the bare minimum these days
My guess is many people will still use their phones, but will do it on the sly by keeping it low on their laps and their eyes even more off the road. Hoping the unintended consequence is not more accidents.
Last time I used a CD was to play frequency tones on an aftermarket car stereo to properly adjust gain on an amplifier. I have yet to make a USB stick with .wav files of frequency tones for the new 'Digital Media Receivers' aka CD-less head units.
I had the Costco special Sony Discman set decades ago that came with a full car kit that came with a Sony branded tape adapter and 12v cigarette power cord for the disc player for those long road trips.
I AA with their new 6 figure SUV.
Been gone for a few years, I think AM is next on the chopping block
Consider Bluetooth streaming
I'm so old I can vaguely remember when one would buy a CD for the sole purpose of ICE
And you were real baller if you opted for the In Dash 6 disc charger
My first car came with a Cassette, it was Pat Cooper's An Italian Wedding
My latest purchase came with Barry Manilow's Greatest hits
They can pry Android Auto/Apple CarPlay from my cold dead hands
Oh how did we survive before streaming
I had the Costco special Sony Discman set decades ago that came with a full car kit that came with a Sony branded tape adapter and 12v cigarette power cord for the disc player for those long road trips.
I AA with their new 6 figure SUV.
That's where it is on my '18 GTI. I thought it was odd when I found it since it's a single CD player. I'd expect that for a 6 disk changer. I have a CD in it which is the latest Metallica album, but I don't keep CDs in the car and it's just easier to use Spotify with Apple CarPlay or Android Auto when I still had my Android phone.
It's particularly nice using my phone as the source. It always saves my place in podcasts when I'm in and out of the car, riding in cabs with my AirPods or getting in my wife's car.
Did you have the all in one sound sweep and lens cleaner from TDK? I probably still have one laying around, but I haven't put an aftermarket system in a car in about 10 years. I'll always have "Welcome to the TDK lens cleaner" intro stuck in my head.
Take a look inside your center console between seats. Apparently an option.
Comically, both my 2018 and 2020 vehicles both have CD players, but Spotify is my preferred medium.
My 2017 VW GTI has a CD player that I have never used. I use my cell phone, I plug in to use Apple Car Play and listen to any music or show I wish. Blue tooth also works.
Going to be quite interesting to hear about the first recipient of the fine of "talking on the phone while driving" and they say they were singing along to music... it's unusual to have warrants issued for personal information like cell records for a simple victimless penalty (it's definitely not a crime!).
What are they going to do with all the distracted bus drivers on "public" transportation routes? Their entire life at work is distraction! Oh wait, will we have more double standards?
My wife's new Crosstrek surprisingly has a CD player in a new 2023 model. But she ends up using music streaming most of the time.
We have have had "hands free" laws around here for about a decade; you are somewhat indirectly "required" to have BT to use your phone. Tell that to all the morons I witness on the interstate driving 15 under with their heads down in the middle lane.
Thank's Lazairidis and Job's - good way to addict and eventually ruin a great Nation.
We have have had "hands free" laws around here for about a decade; you are somewhat indirectly "required" to have BT to use your phone. Tell that to all the morons I witness on the interstate driving 15 under with their heads down in the middle lane.
Thank's Lazairidis and Job's - good way to addict and eventually ruin a great Nation.
Luckily my 04 Expedition has cassette and CD players, love them in the West when you have no cell signal.
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