So I have a bit of a unique situation with my needs for portable music. First of all, my biggest issue is that I am no longer "up" on the new music. My MP3 collection is older than even my 97 Subaru, I hate the radio and have no time to "figure out" what music I want to listen to in order to purchase some good albums.
On the other hand, my biggest need for audio is in the car. My 6 CD changer is a pain in the rear for many reasons, but in the end the issue is that my music gets stale quick.
I figure I have two solutions:
1) Subscribe to satellite radio and either get a standalone unit wired into my OEM head unit, or get an aftermarket HU that supports my service of choice (yes I know XM & Sirius are trying to merge). This is not ideal to me mainly because I only get to choose from the music they want to offer and will not use most of the channels they provide.
2) Do a simple, cheap line-input mod on my OEM HU (or buy an aftermarket one, but cost is an overriding factor for the time being) and hook up an MP3 player. So I'm back to the issue of finding music I want to listen to, or more so spending the time to ensure I want to pay for a certain type of music.
The way to salvage option 2, as I can see it, is to use a music subscription service. I double checked and Rhapsody still operates the way I thought it did - flat fee, unlimited music and you can DL to an MP3 player.
This would work well for me since if I don't like something, I just remove it from my playlist and it doesn't cost me more to pick something else.
On to my questions:
1) Any other thoughts to solve my listen-to-anything-I-want dilemma?
2) Recommendations on a subscription service?
3) Recommendation of cheap, multi-GB flash MP3 player? A good display I think is a must, if it will be sitting in my car as my audio input device.
Thanks!
On the other hand, my biggest need for audio is in the car. My 6 CD changer is a pain in the rear for many reasons, but in the end the issue is that my music gets stale quick.
I figure I have two solutions:
1) Subscribe to satellite radio and either get a standalone unit wired into my OEM head unit, or get an aftermarket HU that supports my service of choice (yes I know XM & Sirius are trying to merge). This is not ideal to me mainly because I only get to choose from the music they want to offer and will not use most of the channels they provide.
2) Do a simple, cheap line-input mod on my OEM HU (or buy an aftermarket one, but cost is an overriding factor for the time being) and hook up an MP3 player. So I'm back to the issue of finding music I want to listen to, or more so spending the time to ensure I want to pay for a certain type of music.
The way to salvage option 2, as I can see it, is to use a music subscription service. I double checked and Rhapsody still operates the way I thought it did - flat fee, unlimited music and you can DL to an MP3 player.
This would work well for me since if I don't like something, I just remove it from my playlist and it doesn't cost me more to pick something else.
On to my questions:
1) Any other thoughts to solve my listen-to-anything-I-want dilemma?
2) Recommendations on a subscription service?
3) Recommendation of cheap, multi-GB flash MP3 player? A good display I think is a must, if it will be sitting in my car as my audio input device.
Thanks!
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