Car CD Deck

[lizard]

okay you homos...
In my effort to make the Lincoln even more pimpable, I'm seriously considering getting a CD player installed at Best Buy this friday.

I won't be spending a fuckton of money and I'm not a freak audiophile…but…

Are there any particular brands I should AVOID

~and~

Are there any particular features you guys are proponents of?

So far the only "must" for me is a detachable faceplate to deter theft attempts.

 

[NAD]

I've always had great luck with Panasonic products, including an offroad specific CD deck that I still have sitting in my closet, waiting for the next time I get a 4WD.

I am definitely a proponent of a working CD player, and I'd have to say a volume control is my favorite feature.

 

[Erik]

GET ONE WITH MP3 SUPPORT

i think almost every cd player has mp3 support these days... but DO IT

it's REALLY HANDY

 

[Erik]

I am definitely a proponent of a working CD player, and I'd have to say a volume control is my favorite feature.

volume control is a good one, but i gotta say PLAY BUTTON wins it for me

 

[lizard]

GET ONE WITH MP3 SUPPORT

i think almost every cd player has mp3 support these days... but DO IT

it's REALLY HANDY

MP3 is def. a feature I'm going to be interested in, because I can download a shitload of Phil Hendrie show stuff and burn like a months worth to one disc.

 

[Conspicuously Absent]

I like the kind that still support a cassette tape. Gotta be able to play the noltem demo.

 

[Erik]

MP3 is def. a feature I'm going to be interested in, because I can download a shitload of Phil Hendrie show stuff and burn like a months worth to one disc.

mixed car cd-r's with ~150 songs is a REALLY GOOD THING TO HAVE on the road. just stick them on random and you have like 10+ hours worth of music without having to change discs

 

[NAD]

I like the kind that still support a cassette tape. Gotta be able to play the noltem demo.

hahaha dude that is totally the ONLY tape I ever listen to in my CD-changer tape deck equipped stock Subaru 6-speaker stereo system.

PS: my stereo isn't exactly good in terms of sound quality but it doesn't matter because I generally have the windows down and the car is loud as fuck at most speeds anyhow.

 

[lizard]

my stereo sounds great with cassettes, more volume than I really need, so I think performance will increase with CD...

the only thing I'm really concerned about is theft cause there are alot of dodgy sorts in my area.

 

[NAD]

I used to the "look how cool I am carrying my detached face in a sack" thing and feel like an idiot, so eventually I just started detaching the face and tossing it in my glovebox, haha.

I'm glad mine doesn't have that bullshit anymore, if someone is going to take it, just take it and leave the rest of my car alone kthxplz.

 

[lizard]

my old chevy cavalier wagon (180,000 miles) had a detachable cassette face, and I would just take it off and throw it under the front seat.[/lazy]

 

[lurch70]

doesn't seem that car radio theft is an issue any longer ... now they just steal your xenon's

liz, I would say pretty much any car radio is good nowadays, just make sure its not a reall cheapy one ... anythinng around $150 and up should have all the features you need.

although I heard some not so favorable things about JVC units.

 

[lizard]

OK I settled for a 135 dollar thing with free installation, I'm at BB right now.

After a 10 % off coupon.
CD/mp3/wma capable with a cable if I want to expand my XM to my car.

Also just bought the Lanegan/Campbell cd for test purposes

 

[lizard]

Holy fuck this place is infested with wiggers it's completely wack yo

 

[lizard]

This calls for some white castle jalepeno cheese burgers for that complete100% smellsuround experience celebration

 

[Conspicuously Absent]

smellsurround? like raunchy fart smellsurround?

 

[lizard]

That's an unfortunate byproduct

 

[lurch70]

OK I settled for a 135 dollar thing with free installation, I'm at BB right now.

After a 10 % off coupon.
CD/mp3/wma capable with a cable if I want to expand my XM to my car.

Also just bought the Lanegan/Campbell cd for test purposes

hahah ... cool ... spoken like a true technophobe ... no brand or anything ...
so what did you get?

 

[lizard]

Some company named Dual...probably from romania or somethink

It sounds great, this Campbell/Lanegan cd is by turns beautiful, mournful, contrasting his awesome voice with her elfin tones. I'm hearing strings, guitar right out of Twin Peaks

 

[lurch70]

DUAL? ... never heard of it