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My home pc has a disc drive, and I just ripped my CD's and put the music on a memory stick to play in my truck.
Mountain Pass
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From: NH
I have a cd player that has usb output in the wifes escape and it works just fine
Laughing Gas
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Holy throwbacks.....
Would a portable cd player skip a lot in a Super Duty? I can't imagine wanting to carry cd's with you when they can be ripped to a thumb drive quickly and played from there. Or they can be easily added to your music library on your phone. Just a few thoughts that would allow you to still enjoy your music but not have to add any components or have to add to your belongings.
Would a portable cd player skip a lot in a Super Duty? I can't imagine wanting to carry cd's with you when they can be ripped to a thumb drive quickly and played from there. Or they can be easily added to your music library on your phone. Just a few thoughts that would allow you to still enjoy your music but not have to add any components or have to add to your belongings.
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Holy throwbacks.....
Would a portable cd player skip a lot in a Super Duty? I can't imagine wanting to carry cd's with you when they can be ripped to a thumb drive quickly and played from there. Or they can be easily added to your music library on your phone. Just a few thoughts that would allow you to still enjoy your music but not have to add any components or have to add to your belongings.
Would a portable cd player skip a lot in a Super Duty? I can't imagine wanting to carry cd's with you when they can be ripped to a thumb drive quickly and played from there. Or they can be easily added to your music library on your phone. Just a few thoughts that would allow you to still enjoy your music but not have to add any components or have to add to your belongings.
My last truck had a built-in that you simply couldn't reach - it was UNDER the center seat in a cubbie hole. I don't even know if it worked.
In today's world, yeah, keep your CDs for home use or in case your computer/phone crashes, but definitely rip them to a thumb drive or put 'em on your phone for travel - takes up SO much less space on road trips.
Fleet Mechanic
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From: East TN
Like was stated - rip them to a thumb drive and play from there. If you rip them into FLAC format they sound identical to the CDs. Sync 3.4 in my truck plays FLAC format files just fine.
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Tuned
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It's hard getting old and watching the technology change through the years ( I know, I started with 8-tracks). It may be intimidating at first but it's quite easy. Our Microsoft computers have installed software that allow you to put in a CD and "Rip" (copy) the files to the hard drive. Once you have the files on your hard drive, you can organize them into files (if you want) and copy them directly to a USB drive. You get to pick which songs you want to listen to and can change the files (play list) at will (with a computer). Youtube can help as well as your children or grandchildren (although I have to help my grand children figure it out, they are only 18).
It helps to be a life long learner, Ok I'll shut up and finish my coffee. Happy travels
It helps to be a life long learner, Ok I'll shut up and finish my coffee. Happy travels
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From: Middle TN
It's hard getting old and watching the technology change through the years ( I know, I started with 8-tracks). It may be intimidating at first but it's quite easy. Our Microsoft computers have installed software that allow you to put in a CD and "Rip" (copy) the files to the hard drive. Once you have the files on your hard drive, you can organize them into files (if you want) and copy them directly to a USB drive. You get to pick which songs you want to listen to and can change the files (play list) at will (with a computer). Youtube can help as well as your children or grandchildren (although I have to help my grand children figure it out, they are only 18).
It helps to be a life long learner, Ok I'll shut up and finish my coffee. Happy travels
It helps to be a life long learner, Ok I'll shut up and finish my coffee. Happy travels
To the OP, I agree with others, ripping your cd's to digital format is the way to go, assuming you have a computer with a disc drive. Most of the software is free and really easy to use. I'd suggest trying at least one cd to check it out, and I'll bet you (and the wife) will love the convenience. For what it's worth, I think iTunes is the best software and I've tried them all. It's free, easy to use, easy to keep your stuff organized, and easy to sync to an Android or iPhone. Full disclosure, I'm a bit of a music geek with over 2,500 albums (37,000 songs) ripped to my computer.
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Yup, those 8-tracks seemed cool at the time because you could get "quad" instead of stereo. But fairly soon we all learned why there were 8-track cases lying all over the road with 50 yards of tape hanging out of them!
To the OP, I agree with others, ripping your cd's to digital format is the way to go, assuming you have a computer with a disc drive. Most of the software is free and really easy to use. I'd suggest trying at least one cd to check it out, and I'll bet you (and the wife) will love the convenience. For what it's worth, I think iTunes is the best software and I've tried them all. It's free, easy to use, easy to keep your stuff organized, and easy to sync to an Android or iPhone. Full disclosure, I'm a bit of a music geek with over 2,500 albums (37,000 songs) ripped to my computer.
To the OP, I agree with others, ripping your cd's to digital format is the way to go, assuming you have a computer with a disc drive. Most of the software is free and really easy to use. I'd suggest trying at least one cd to check it out, and I'll bet you (and the wife) will love the convenience. For what it's worth, I think iTunes is the best software and I've tried them all. It's free, easy to use, easy to keep your stuff organized, and easy to sync to an Android or iPhone. Full disclosure, I'm a bit of a music geek with over 2,500 albums (37,000 songs) ripped to my computer.
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Fleet Mechanic
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I was about to suggest that. My daughter and I spent some quality time together putting almost all of my CD collection onto a laptop and then thumb drives. She had been listening to much of that music since she was a little tyke and enjoyed the walk down memory lane. Took much longer to do than necessary because we kept listening to the music!
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