Brands/models of car cd players that are good at reading burned cds?

[Jim]

Is there such a thing? I assume some brands are better than others. I want to install a cd in my new Grand Cherokee Laredo but I want to be sure it will read burned redbook audio cd's from my Plextor. Any good leads or hints about which brands are known to do this better than others?

Thanks!

 

[apoppin]

I didn't think there was a problem with CR-Rs. I know it is entirely a different matter with CD-RWs. My cheap portable discman and car CD player have no problems whatsoever playing my home burned CD-Rs.

 

[Jim]

Yea, I figured CDRWs were outta the question, just dont wanna go buy a cd player and get it home and find out I canf play my burned CDRs on it.

On the other hand, if there is a unit that plays CDRWs I'd jump on it in a second simply because I'm moody and would always wanna change the tunes on the cd.

 

[piku]

Well I think CDRW's are going to be out of the question no matter what.

If you are buying the CD player from a store, see if they will let to test CD's before you buy it at the store. Then you could just take a CD and try it out before you buy it.

 

[Doodoo]

About 90% of all head units can read cdrs...but some are more picky on brands then others. I've only had one problem with my clarion reading cdrs. They had a problem reading some smart and friendly cdrs..the one with the green bottoms. Though i just bought a 100 pack of some cheap ones with light green bottoms and they read just fine. I believe the new pioneers and nakamichis might read cdrws...not sure though.

 

[Mark R]

Pioneer offer official CD-R and CD-RW support for all their in-car head units.

And yes, I do have one, and it plays absolutely everything, including CD-RW, flawlessly.

 

[Zesty]

My Sony Xplod has played every cdr I've shoved in it. I just checked to see if it would play a cdrw disc, and to my surprise, it did. That roxx.

 

[Kjazlaw]

my two-year old pioneer reads everything i put in it. my brother's new pioneer does the same. my mom's kenwood won't though...

 

[Janus]

I've been using a newer model Clarion CD deck in my car and have encountered no problems thus far. The media I've used have been Imation, Memorex, and HP CD-Rs and CD-RWs.

 

[Comp10]

I would also recomend a Pioneer CD player. I have the DEH-2000 installed in my car and its been able to play every CD-R ive put in it.

 

[Jim]

Zesty, I agree!

 

[sd]

My Alpine works great with all my cdrs!

 

[NoFish4U]

Blaupunkt.

 

[corkyg]

I have had three cars . . . now left with 2 . . . all GM cars since 1995 (Oldsmobiles) that all have built-in slot-feed CD players, and have never had a problem reading any of my audio CDRs. Since CDRW is mainly for data . . . I see no point in even trying them . . . the car audio system has no computer. Putting music on a CDRW . . . why would anyone want to do that? It's slow and expensive in terms of time and effort.

 

[Jim]

corky, you dont see the value in being able to erase it and burn new redbook audio to a cdrw on a whim? Personally I get tired of the same music over and over. That would rock IMO.

 

[Zesty]

Hey SH, it does!

 

[downhiller80]

I've got a Kenwood 5070R and whilst it plays CDRs flawlessly it'll only do it with 2 second gaps in between tracks. This is very annoying on mixed CD's as you can imagine!

FOr those who don't know "track at once" gives 2 second gap and "disc at once" give mixed cd,

Seb

 

[StanFL]

The factory stereo in my truck (2000 Mazda B2500SE) reads CD-R's I've burnt perfectly.

Take a music cd you've burnt to someplace like BestBuy and test it in the model your going to buy. Most newer players have zero probs reading cd-r's.

 

[corkyg]

No, Jim . . . If I invest time in creating an audio CD, I keep it and label it. At 25 cents a pop they are expendable and universally usable . . . CDRW disks generally are not.

 

[Jim]

Corky, good points, but you dont see the added value in being able to do exactly what you described ALONG with having the option to wipe it and make something new on a whim?

My point here is that CDRWs can be had for a $1.50 and judging by this thread there are car cd players that are happy to play them.

Just a thought.

 

[Cheep]

I've got an older Kenwood, and's flaky about CDRs, to say the least. My wife's Sony is fine. I'm still trying different brands of CDRs, but none of them work very well. So I'd say stay away from Kenwood.

 

[Eug]

The best way is just burn a few CD-Rs on different brands and take them to the store to test them out. I find that certain brands are the most compatible (like Mitsui), while some brands only work on certain players. (Actually, I'm talking more about standard CD players and portable players, but the same rules apply.)

 

[Jim]

Wow, sorry to bring up an old thread but I just saw something cool. Instead of me repeating the post heres a link to the Ars forum:

http://arstechnica.infopop.net/OpenTopic/page?a=tpc&s=50009562&f=67909965&m=796099351

It's an Aiwa car stereo that plays cdr, cdrw, and data cds with mp3s on them. I'm afraid to find out how much though...

 

[Angrymarshmello]

That CDC-MP3 is backordered everywhere I've gone to though, its kick a$$ though

Most cd players should NOT have a problem reading burned CDRs because when finalized they are exactly like regular CDs - older model cd players may have problems but my 7 year old boombox reads burned CD-Rs easily. With CD-RW, that deck MUST support the multi-read standard. (Along with any CD drive that is capable of reading CD-RWs)

 

[Jim]

Raging, how much is it at retail stores like Circuit City? Any idea?