Hugh Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 My link I guess you could call me an 'oldster' because I still like Compact Discs and phonographs . A new CD sounds much better then SAT Radio and I haven't heard much difference from my i-Pod but if the download had an issue, you'll know it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Haven't had a CD in my Edge since I bought it. I wouldn't miss it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Posted July 29, 2011 Author Share Posted July 29, 2011 Haven't had a CD in my Edge since I bought it. I wouldn't miss it. Exactly, I rip my CD's then download them. I think that's the basic way of doing business. At the end of the day, maybe it'll be a option like the Cassette player option was in the 2008 Five Hundred/Taurus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 I haven't really used my CD player in my 06 Mustang...I think I've had 2 CDs in it the past 2-3 years...and I haven't changed them out. I listen to Sat radio 99% of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papilgee4evaeva Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Ford doesn't yet use a hard drive to store music, does it? If it did, it would actually be a decent idea to keep the CD player for a few years more. All the cars I can think of that have an internal HDD automatically rip music from the CD onto the drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Ford doesn't yet use a hard drive to store music, does it? I don't think it's a matter of yet. Ford has just gone a different direction (the correct one in my opinion) of embracing portable media instead of built-in media. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullynd Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Ford doesn't yet use a hard drive to store music, does it? Some models do. The only CDs I've had in my Flex are Christmas CDs. I still haven't used the lock in my driver's side door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Posted July 29, 2011 Author Share Posted July 29, 2011 (edited) I think some models have hard drives but I thought they were for your NAV system. Edited July 29, 2011 by Hugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 I think some models have hard drives but I thought they were for your NAV system. The ones that do have it likely won't when they are refreshed. All the new Ford nav systems use SD cards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Posted July 29, 2011 Author Share Posted July 29, 2011 The ones that do have it likely won't when they are refreshed. All the new Ford nav systems use SD cards. Ahhh...all that new fangled technology...I'm an operator by trade, I just push the buttons and brief the command teams not a tech when the screen goes blank...(MAP! F&*king Windows 98! Get Bill Gates in here!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanh Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 as an owner of close to 8000 CDs I guess Im gonna have to start ripping...issue I have is when doing so I get constant "Bad Media " alerts from the sync system....most annoying......... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalepsy Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 8,000 CDs!!! Wow. I know radio stations that doesn't have 8000 CDs (all digital now). That's pretty impressive. All the CDs I own are from wedding where they give them out as the "wedding soundtrack." I don't think any one of them have ever been played. as an owner of close to 8000 CDs I guess Im gonna have to start ripping...issue I have is when doing so I get constant "Bad Media " alerts from the sync system....most annoying......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHV 16V Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 as an owner of close to 8000 CDs I guess Im gonna have to start ripping...issue I have is when doing so I get constant "Bad Media " alerts from the sync system....most annoying......... I used to DJ professionally, before downloading was prominent. I have 23,000+ of those damn things, LOL! I actually hate the quality of satellite radio, I can hear the shitty output when compared to even top-shelf mp3s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanh Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 8,000 CDs!!! Wow. I know radio stations that doesn't have 8000 CDs (all digital now). That's pretty impressive. All the CDs I own are from wedding where they give them out as the "wedding soundtrack." I don't think any one of them have ever been played. Ive now progressed to Blu Ray movies....sheesh.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 as an owner of close to 8000 CDs I guess Im gonna have to start ripping...issue I have is when doing so I get constant "Bad Media " alerts from the sync system....most annoying......... Rip them onto your PC through Windows Media Player and then just load em onto an mp3 player/iPod or flash drive. (I don't recommend ripping through iTunes -- for whatever reason, iTunes loves to leave skips in the tracks you rip from CD's). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suv_guy_19 Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Rip them onto your PC through Windows Media Player and then just load em onto an mp3 player/iPod or flash drive. (I don't recommend ripping through iTunes -- for whatever reason, iTunes loves to leave skips in the tracks you rip from CD's). Must be a Windows - iTunes compatibility thing. I've never had that problem on my MacBook Pro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97svtgoin05gt Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Hard drives in cars isn't a good idea IMO. The size and reliability of solid state media now is plenty available for as much music as you want. A built in hard drive is a service nightmare and bill just waiting to happen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanh Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Rip them onto your PC through Windows Media Player and then just load em onto an mp3 player/iPod or flash drive. (I don't recommend ripping through iTunes -- for whatever reason, iTunes loves to leave skips in the tracks you rip from CD's). I'll figure it out eventually, right now i really cant be bothered...my anti-techie is showing its roots...the home computer is an Apple....I would have thought it would be a piece of cake....DAMMIT...but thanks Nick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suv_guy_19 Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 I'll figure it out eventually, right now i really cant be bothered...my anti-techie is showing its roots...the home computer is an Apple....I would have thought it would be a piece of cake....DAMMIT...but thanks Nick. iTunes should work fine on your Apple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Must be a Windows - iTunes compatibility thing. I've never had that problem on my MacBook Pro. The ones that are most problematic in my experience are burned CD's and ones with a few scratches. WMP just seems to handle them a lot better than iTunes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suv_guy_19 Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 The ones that are most problematic in my experience are burned CD's and ones with a few scratches. WMP just seems to handle them a lot better than iTunes. Hmmm, I guess that's possible. I haven't done much ripping, and I don't think I've done any from burned CDs in the last few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanh Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 iTunes should work fine on your Apple. it does....but when i transfer to the Memory stick and then insert the stick in the car, i get hit with screeds of the dreaded script BAD MEDIA....and only a portion of what I should....annoying... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suv_guy_19 Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 It may be that you need to convert some of the files to mp3, as that isn't Apple's default file type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTAUS Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 I would say it's one last thing you have to worry about, breaking down...the CD player that is. In my LS all I usually play is CD's, just set it and forget it, I do have a connection to connect my Iphone, so I can listen to Pandora with it, but the quality isn't the best either. With the MKX its just so much easier just to get to Pandora, or just voice whatever music I would like to listen to. Although the funny thing is, with Sirius, I've been listening to some of the talk crap on Playboy channel, and usually my clients will get a laugh out of some of the topics discussed in it...and here I was thinking it was going to be like some Orgasm blasting thru the speakers, but its not...most of the time...eh...or just cruising thru some of the channels listening to different things, well drives are usually under 5 miles so its not like i get to enjoy a full song... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aneekr Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 (edited) The ones that are most problematic in my experience are burned CD's and ones with a few scratches. WMP just seems to handle them a lot better than iTunes. Indeed, those can be finicky. When ripping less than perfect audio CDs (Red Book), I've gotten the best results by far with cdparanoia. :shades: My process: Rip audio CD to raw PCM using cdparanoia. Run the LAME encoder on PCM audio files to convert to MP3. Add/edit ID3 tags to MP3 files using EasyTag. Copy MP3 files onto a USB flash drive. Insert drive into my car's USB port and enjoy! In addition to using USB drives, I have also burned MP3 files onto data CD-Rs for use in cars that don't have a USB port. I've found that lower burn speeds produce better results. Edited July 29, 2011 by aneekr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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