AIWA CDC-MP3 INDASH MP3 CD PLAYER

[MrChicken]

dgl,
From what I've read there is no anti-skip buffer. Many people report skipping problems when hitting bumps. Others have said that putting a backstrap on is essential to stop the skipping. On my sons truck that wasnt possible, but there is a bracket that the factory radio used that runs close under the radio, that may be bracing it up a bit. I test drove it and it didnt skip over normal to rough bumps.
Couple of other negatives I noticed in addition to what you said.
There is no dimmer for nightime driving.
The lights flash when you change the volume, it gets anoying after a while.

But it's hard to overide the "coolness" of being able to play mp3's, especially since the nearest competing product is more than twice as much.

 

[ucdnam]

Granted Aiwa makes crap home stereos as EVERY Aiwa cd player I've ever had, be it 3 cd tray, single cd, home stereo, etc.. sooner or later, the drive head will misalign or something else will go wrong with it. This is EVERY one of them. All of my friends have had the same thing happen to them. Given this, I still purchased an Aiwa CDC-MP3 because it's a lot easier/cheaper than the competition (Kenwood) and the hard drive based solutions, which are harder to maintain/update.

I've noticed that mine also skips, but it's not a major problem. I drive 85-95mph every day to work for 2 hours. It skips about 5 times the entire ride. The skip lasts from half a second to an entire second. Given that it plays mp3s, I don't mind. If this irritates you, don't buy it. Buy a regular CD deck with a cd changer if you insist on skip protection. The price will be about the same depending on the product you purchase.

 

[nocarrier]

Aiwa made many low profile systems before (ie. my 3 cds mini hifi was dead in half year)
however, cdc-mp3 this time is definitely aiwa's good bet good investment,
because the reaction from public is so good, I tried order thru the whole summer and was always out of stock everywhere or you suffer a high price from eGay. after summer, I finally got one, and installed, the feel is so good especially comparing with other mp3 system for car -- kenwood or harddrive so called "High class" system above $1000. So, I wanna ask those guys complain your own cdc-mp3 above. If you don't like it , why you still keep it? I guess it's because the advantages are a way more than its disadvantages. You know what, there are more kenwood mp3 owners complain about his system, that system don't even have long file name and ID tag, so you should say you are lucky choosing aiwa.
the skip problem is not because of aiwa buffer, and I think in their tech spec, they didn't even mention cdc-mp3 has any ram. there are so many problems causing skipping situation, so, I try to use those type 9 cdr (prodisc) for my cdc-mp3, and no more skip problem (skip problem is just like old playstation with defective laser len.), you guys can go to cdmediaworld and download cd identifier to check the blank cdrs you currently using are what kind of type, bascially, many blue color cdrs (other type but 9 and not phtalocyanine) are not good for playstation because the reflection ability is lower than those light blue/green(Phthalocyanine (Type 9)), so it will be also not good for our cdc-mp3, belief detail please go to that site and do your homework , sign off

 

[snut]

iam cheap, and poor anyone know how to build a mp3 system out of old comp parts, thats not to complacted to build?

 

[commOdog]

quick question on this aiwa deck,

where the hell do you put the cd in at?
Is faceplate detacheable as well? I live in a SH*T neighborhood and dont want it ripped off.

 

[ucdnam]

It's a detachable face. You put the CD behind the face.
There's a button you hit which will drop the face down and allow you to eject the CD. When the face is down, the music still plays until you hit the button to eject the cd though.

With the face off, there's a red light that blinks, so the deck is a pseudo-alarm.

 

[Hector13]

<< So, I wanna ask those guys complain your own cdc-mp3 above. If you don't like it , why you still keep it? I guess it's because the advantages are a way more than its disadvantages. You know what, there are more kenwood mp3 owners complain about his system, that system don't even have long file name and ID tag, so you should say you are lucky choosing aiwa. >>



nocarrier, I say this with as little disrespect as humanly possible: I hope to god that English is not your first language.

If it is, the schools in this country must be in a much sadder state than I ever imagined. I am not even trying to nitpick or be pretentious about spelling errors or typos (I know I make more than my fair share), but for Christ's sake what ever happened to basic grammar? I still don't know what the hell your first sentence was supposed to say!

Again, sorry if English is not your first language, but if it is, please try to use all that education you've hopefully had.

 

[commOdog]

ROFLMAO

 

[bjc420]

I have this player in my car...
Its out for $250, but is out of stock everywhere, so $300 is not bad...
I got mine for $300 (installed with double din kit and rca's running to my eq, etc..).

Note to all:
This player works great with cd-r and mp3.
It has buggy playback with cd-rw.
Sometimes the disc wont mount the first time, but it works after a few tries.
The remote control kind of sucks, but its good enough.

All in all, Great player!
It plays everything I want it too.
Just dont expect too much out of cd-rws..

 

[CyBrShRk]

I'm with Hector13 on this one. I know that person was trying to make a point, but damned if I can figure it out.

 

[shaolin9]

i know what nocarrier is trying to say...again not being disrespectful, being a minority and listening to broken english alot..i can pick out their points...<a talent i guess heh>

anyhow, this is what nocarrier wanted to say :
So, I wanna ask those guys complain your own cdc-mp3 above. If you don't like it , why you still keep it?
I want to know why the people who posted the complaints about the cdc-mp3 still keep the player. if u dont like it why do u still keep it..why dont u egay it.

Hey nocarrier..if this isnt what u mean then umm..sorry hehe

 

[divinemartyr]

<< So, I wanna ask those guys complain your own cdc-mp3 above. If you don't like it , why you still keep it? I guess it's because the advantages are a way more than its disadvantages. You know what, there are more kenwood mp3 owners complain about his system, that system don't even have long file name and ID tag, so you should say you are lucky choosing aiwa. >>




So I'd like to ask those people who complain about their own cdc-mp3 units that you've mentioned above. If you don't like it, why do you still own it? I suppose it's because there are more advantages than disadvantages. You know what? There are more owners of Kenwood's Z919 mp3-cd unit who complain about their units than the Aiwa. It doesn't have a large enough display for more than 8+3 character file names, and doesn't have ID3 tag support, so I'd say you're lucky having the Aiwa unit.

Translations are fun.

divinemartyr

 

[commOdog]

This is what happened when i translated it:


&quot;I do not like Green Eggs and Ham
I do not like them.
Sam, I am.

I do not like them here or there.
I do not like them anywhere.
I do not like them in a boat.
I would not, could not, with a goat.

I will not eat them in the rain.
I do not like them on a train.
I do not like them in a box.
I will not eat them with a fox.

I do not like them in a house.
I would not, could not, with a mouse.
I do not like Green Eggs and Ham.
I do not like them.
Sam, I am.&quot;

 

[SenorBiggles]

I have a question for someone that owns this receiver...

When you turn off the stereo or the car, and then restart it, does it resume play at the point in the track where you shut the power off?

I bought an Aiwa cd receiver for my car (mainly because it was the cheapest that had an aux input), but every time I turn off the car and turn it on again, it starts from the beginning of the CD. It is very annoying, and if I get a new stereo I want to make sure it doesn't do that. Or maybe the guy who installed it didn't do it right.

 

[ucdnam]

SenorBiggles: It starts at the beginning of the track that was playing last. It may be a problem for some, but it's an inconvenience for me, and I'll take an mp3 deck with that problem over any other deck.

 

[Doodoo]

This deck is good for people who just want something to play mp3s..very people that are really into car audio would get this deck. The SQ just isn't there.

 

[iknowcomputers2]

<< anyone know any way to plug a portable MP3 player into an existing car stereo without sacrificing too much sound quality??

don't think i want to go so far as to build in the player >>



most major companies (kenwood for sure) make a CD changer to RCA adaptor, so you can connect devices with a RCA jack into the CD Changer input. Just buy a RCA to 1/8&quot; adaptor too and you're all set. I'm doing this in my car and it sounds great to me, much better than a cassette adaptor

 

[nocarrier]

hehe.. in my mind, America is a place which is free of speech, that's why I dare to say anything with my bad English, for people don't understand what I was talking about .. please relax, I just wanted to share my feeling of this product I owned, and yes, obviously, English is definitely not my first language, and hopefully, my English is not as bad as you think, maybe it's because of different logic of thinking from different country, I did that msg without reviewed and posted, so sorry for any inconvenience.

 

[nocarrier]

That's what I meant:


I read many posts from mp3 dot com forum for this players to be as part of my research to decide which system I was going to buy(Aiwa or Kenwood), and all complaints are about some trivial problems, and sound like &quot;why the player I got is not a perfect player?&quot; and not like z919 owners &quot; why I got a bad player?&quot;. I compared with the posts for Kenwood Excelon Z919, those owners' complaints are all different from what cdc-mp3 complaints, they complained about why their expensive unit can't be as best performance as cd-mp3, so what I meant was we bought cdc-mp3, we got good unit already at this moment, if we go compare with z919 owners, we are all happy owners. I paid 2xx, they paid 7xx


PS: if you don't understand my English again, I am welcome you email me anytime. ok?

 

[natenut]

i own an aiwa cd player. its not the mp3 one but it isn't entry level either. so far the gripes i have are:

in cold weather (below 0) cd dosent eject all the way causing ejection system to keep going till you physicly take the cd out

the first few seconds after you insert a cd there is some wierd feed back i can hear over my subs.

the blinking lights when you change volume SUCK!

the lights are a little too bright (dimmer would be cool)

their H-BASS system is kinda wierd, i'm pretty sure its not my system but the deck. bass goes up out of relation with the rest of the spectrom.

 

[ucdnam]

Luckily, the AIWA cdc-mp3 has a contrast option that goes from 1-10. For me, during the day, Im at 8-10, and during the night, Im at 4.