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PaulVS
02-22-2004, 12:47 AM
DURABRAND CD/MP3 CHANGER

I just bought one of these off Ebay. There are plenty of them for sale by various sellers... all "New In Box". I paid only $65.00 plus shipping for mine. If you're looking on Ebay... just do a search for "MP3 changer".

Basically, this is a 10 disc changer that plays both CD's and MP3's. It comes with a corded remote control, and is RF modulated. It's also for sale from Walmart.com for $108.00.

I had the installation done by Circuit City - They did a nice job for $70.00 - but they broke my heater switch which they promise to fix tomorrow. The changer unit was mounted in the trunk.

I was a little skeptical about a no-name brand changer - especially one that plays MP3's - but I have to say - this is a great buy.

The operation is flawless. It plays both CD's and MP3 disks without a hitch. The remote has a great display, and it's easy to switch between discs & tracks. The only small drawback is it takes about 20 seconds to register an MP3 disk before it starts playing songs, so if you're in random/disk shuffle mode, you might have to wait a little between songs.

Since I have a stock head unit, RF modulated was the only way to go since there is no aux input. I was really surprised with the high quality of the sound, however.

I highly recommend this to anyone else who is an MP3 fanatic. I have 1800 songs which fills 9.5 cd's... so basically, all the songs I ever liked.... I now have in my car.

(One note for MP3 disks... you must make sure your disk is 'finalized' or the changer will not read it.)

AleroSS
02-22-2004, 02:22 AM
If you do have an aftermarket head unit with aux inputs, are there RCA's off of the unit to go directly into the head unit without using FM frequencies?

PaulVS
02-22-2004, 05:19 PM
No... but there are other mp3 changers on Ebay that wire directly to a head unit with aux inputs. In fact, there are some Sony brand models even cheaper than mine. (The RF modulator adds about $50.00 to the cost)

j{}n
02-25-2004, 09:13 PM
all mp3 players take a while to "register". the entire disk is scanned before it starts to play. the more folders/songs you have on there, the longer it takes