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BamaXDRN · 07-08-2008, 03:13 PM

I have a Sony Xploid CD player that is in my truck. After approx. 4-5 years of use, the screen and buttons aren't working and I can only change channels/volume with the controller.

It has been awhile since I have purchased a CD player. I am wondering which are good brands and which brands to stay away from. I don't need anything fancy since I'm out of the "subwoofer" stage of my life.

I am wanting to keep the total cost under $100. Does anyone have suggestions of which CD player to get?

Thanks,
Scott

**hower610** · 07-08-2008, 03:17 PM

My pick is Kenwood.

Wired · 07-08-2008, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hower610

My pick is Kenwood.

For car stereos, that's what me and my parents have always had. You'll get what you pay for.

Joeywhat · 07-08-2008, 03:20 PM

+1 for kenwood.

Are you running an amp as well? If so at LEAST 2 volts on the pres, I prerfer 4+.

Ride the Lightning · 07-08-2008, 03:24 PM

I replaced the Eclipse (which was the biggest POS I ever owned!) in my truck with a Pioneer a few months ago. I'm very happy with it, and I really like that it has an iPod port because that means I don't have to keep CDs in my truck. It was out of your price range, but without the iPod compatibility I think they have a model that would be under $100. I think mine was $259.

plastikxd9 · 07-08-2008, 03:32 PM

Get a kenwood! I LOVE mine. Get one that has the USB input. You can slap on a thumbdrive full of music (I have a cheapy 4gb one in there now). I was going to use the ipod one...but I wont cry if my thumbdrive gets stolen...my ipod has more music on it than I could ever recover.

Ajcrash · 07-08-2008, 03:42 PM

The last 2 I've bought have been the Sony Xplod models. The 1st I got just had an auxiliary input which was great for playing my 4GB Walkman phone through, but the battery on the phone would die in short order. I just bought another Xplod for my Durango which has both an aux input on the face and a separate cable that runs from the back into my glove box for my Ipod. The Ipod cable keeps it charged up and gives me a direct interface to the Ipod on the head unit. IIRC it ran me $129 at Circuit City.

BamaXDRN · 07-08-2008, 03:52 PM

Thanks for the information guys.

I will look into Sony and Kenwood.

**1lowlife** · 07-08-2008, 04:14 PM

Pioneer (especially Pioneer Premier) or Kenwood would be my choice.

Fosgate amps if your are going that far...............

Popa75 · 07-08-2008, 04:20 PM

Just do not buy JVC.

07-08-2008, 03:13 PM	#1
BamaXDRN XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Alabama Posts: 15	Car Stereo I have a Sony Xploid CD player that is in my truck. After approx. 4-5 years of use, the screen and buttons aren't working and I can only change channels/volume with the controller. It has been awhile since I have purchased a CD player. I am wondering which are good brands and which brands to stay away from. I don't need anything fancy since I'm out of the "subwoofer" stage of my life. I am wanting to keep the total cost under $100. Does anyone have suggestions of which CD player to get? Thanks, Scott

07-08-2008, 03:17 PM	#2
hower610 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Oak Creek, WI Posts: 1,132	My pick is Kenwood. __________________ A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed. 1st Gen HS2K *12 ga Mossberg 500* AR 15 build....Finally Done!!!! (Coleman Tyler lower & Del Ton upper)

07-08-2008, 03:20 PM	#4
Joeywhat XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ypsi, MI Posts: 1,565	+1 for kenwood. Are you running an amp as well? If so at LEAST 2 volts on the pres, I prerfer 4+. __________________ Ruger LCP GLOCK 19 RRA AR 15 (DONE!) Hi Point 4095 Mossberg 9200

07-08-2008, 03:42 PM	#7
Ajcrash XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,213	The last 2 I've bought have been the Sony Xplod models. The 1st I got just had an auxiliary input which was great for playing my 4GB Walkman phone through, but the battery on the phone would die in short order. I just bought another Xplod for my Durango which has both an aux input on the face and a separate cable that runs from the back into my glove box for my Ipod. The Ipod cable keeps it charged up and gives me a direct interface to the Ipod on the head unit. IIRC it ran me $129 at Circuit City. __________________ "The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps." Eleanor Roosevelt, 1945

07-08-2008, 04:14 PM	#9
1lowlife XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The Great Lone Star State Posts: 2,404	Pioneer (especially Pioneer Premier) or Kenwood would be my choice. Fosgate amps if your are going that far............... __________________ Learn it. Know it. Live it.

07-08-2008, 03:24 PM	#5
Ride the Lightning XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Broken Arrow, OK Posts: 1,097	I replaced the Eclipse (which was the biggest POS I ever owned!) in my truck with a Pioneer a few months ago. I'm very happy with it, and I really like that it has an iPod port because that means I don't have to keep CDs in my truck. It was out of your price range, but without the iPod compatibility I think they have a model that would be under $100. I think mine was $259.

07-08-2008, 03:32 PM	#6
plastikxd9 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 116	Get a kenwood! I LOVE mine. Get one that has the USB input. You can slap on a thumbdrive full of music (I have a cheapy 4gb one in there now). I was going to use the ipod one...but I wont cry if my thumbdrive gets stolen...my ipod has more music on it than I could ever recover.

07-08-2008, 03:52 PM	#8
BamaXDRN XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Alabama Posts: 15	Thanks for the information guys. I will look into Sony and Kenwood.

07-08-2008, 04:20 PM	#10
Popa75 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 429	Just do not buy JVC. __________________ "With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion." Steven Weinberg (1933 - ), quoted in The New York Times, April 20, 1999

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