Im looking for a sharp non flashy mp3 cd player for an FC. Anyone know of any below $250 and arent too flashy? Black please

 

Kenwood has several radios that are Mp3... Of course I never liked Kenwood's but anyways, want cheap they probally got one..

 

theyre too crazy lookin, im lookin at a jvc one

 

I had the same problem for my FD. I wanted a black deck in mine. Could not find it. Also, could not find ANY that had red only for the lcd. The closest thing I could find is my JVC. It has some tasteful chrome or aluminum style buttons on a black face and it kinda matches the chrome bezels in my car. It does not skip, it plays MP3 , cdR and CDRW. Also has a LINE in so you can use a MP3 Hard Drive. I like it alot.

Check out the pics here. Look for the pic called "stereo"

https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...threadid=102187

 

Yep JVC all the way!!!

 

The other option I've been considering is the Alpine 6-CD changer that's MP3 compatible. You'll need the controller as well but it lets you keep the stock head unit as it has an FM modulator. I'm Mr. Indecisive however as I know there's something better around the corner (there always is with electronics). I'm sort of holding out on a DVD-R compatible player that'll also read MP3 tracks. With a 4.7gig disk, I could literally store thousands of songs on one disk. That way I could just leave the 100 CD carrying case at home and eliminate 50lbs. from the car. :-)

One thing I've heard from one of the better car stereo shops in town is that Eclipse, the new units, has the hardware/encoder to play MP3, but not the software end of it. It's flash ROM upgradeable, meaning they could send you a disk that would upload the necessary software and you would be MP3 ready. Being an upper end audio product, they're not in a rush to do the Mp3 thing however. IMHO, their layout/design/ergonomics are the best in the biz.
Michel

 

I've been waiting for something that reads dvd-r mp3's too!!! I even have the music burned already.

 

They have one that plays dvd's and MP3's. They are really expensive $999

 

Who?

 

https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...&highlight=mp3

 

AFAIK, there is no in-dash MP3 compatible head unit that plays MP3's off of a DVD-R disk. There are some that will read DVD movies and play MP3's off of CD-R/RW, but none off of DVD-R sigh...It may be an encoding problem as I believe DVD uses a different color laser than CD. Who knows...I guess the other solution would be to buy one of the units with a built-in hard drive. I'm willing to bet that there are long-term reliability issues with those units however. Sure, your HD in your desktop has lasted for 5 years, try sticking it on your car's dash and setting your Tien's on 16 :-)
Michel

 

Aiwa CDCMP3. Get it from crutchfield and they send you all the stuff so you can install it with no problems

 

Also check out highwaymp3.com they have all the players with reviews, specs, etc...
They also have a users forum.

 

I use the Archos 20 GIG MP3 Player/recorder. Its tiny fits in the 3rd gen ashtray spot and you just use the line out to the line in on the head unit.

very convenient.