Ramicus Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 Hay all My car stereo died not to long ago and I would really like to put a new one in but that would be fun to use. I was looking at a few MD ones but seeing as I am little unfamiliar with the format I thought it would be best to just ask. So what are some of the best car stereos from the late days of the format that I should look into? I would really like one that has a 3.5mm jack for my phone if possible or bluetooth but I know that one is probable non-existent lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 Another option is to get an ATRAC-capable CD based unit (will incidentally play mp3 CDs too). There are plenty of these. You can then make CDs with Md-like data. Some of these head units will control an external (md or cd) changer as well. Some offer bluetooth playback. Many have an aux 3.5mm jack. I can give you model numbers to narrow down the search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramicus Posted July 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 Yeah that sounds good give me any information that could possabler help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azureal Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 I put a Sony unit just as sfbp describes in my wife's car a few years back. I can rip a ton of ATRAC compressed music to a single disc and it sounds great. If I am not mistaken, I believe you can use ATRAC3 and ATRAC3plus which is the newer of the ATRAC family and allows for better sound in a smaller space. You use SonicStage to create the ATRAC CD, they can't be used anywhere except in a device designed to play an ATRAC CD. The unit we have has an auxiliary 3.5mm input as well as a USB port which will read MP3 files from a thumb drive or other USB Mass Storage device or can just be used to charge a phone or tablet. The model number on the unit we have is CDX-GT610UI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 Bluetooth series MEX-BT5000. This one does just about everything. The CDX-GT510/610/710 series. Be careful as very similarly numbered units can be quite different in capabilities. Same for MEX-BT series. None of the present day models have ATRAC capability. The only way to be sure is to check the manual which you can find on line. Also the manufacture date needs to be before 2009. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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