6 Cd Autochanger

[Bearcat]

Does anyone know if the Toyota 6 cd Autochanger is MP3 compatable?

[Dame]

At a guess, I would say no, since there would be little point in having a 6 disc mp3 CD player (unless you wanted to store literally thousands of songs). Additionally, standard car audio equipment is often some way behind the bleeding edge, well for Toyota anyway.

[jaxx]

nope not mp3

[Pete3S-FE]

If you've got some money to burn and are after an MP3 compatable 6-Disc changer, have a word with ure local ICE store ( would say Halfords if i wasn't a disgruntled ex-employee) and get your hands on a sony unit + sounds on top lead that should allow any CD changer compatable toyota Head Unit to operate a sony Disc changer. If you do go down to halfrauds they'll try and give you a T69 unit + lead but it is not that changer you want, make sure they order the MP3 compatable unit.

Pete

[Kelvyn]

At a guess, I would say no, since there would be little point in having a 6 disc mp3 CD player (unless you wanted to store literally thousands of songs). Additionally, standard car audio equipment is often some way behind the bleeding edge, well for Toyota anyway.

I fitted a Sony 10 disc mp3 changer in my mr2 haven't managed to fill it yet

[vmail]

would the hard drive head unit be cheaper than the MP3 changers, Im working on a wireless system for my car, but it only works upto 300metre(I can play track from my home PC, about 500gigs), in Preston they hava a wireless ISP, I could use that but it will only work in preston

[Pete3S-FE]

I fitted a Sony 10 disc mp3 changer in my mr2 haven't managed to fill it yet

oh i'd love one, I hate having to lean forward and swap MP3 discs. I could do with some kind of sub too, the Livesound in my ST171 gives excellent mid and high range but practically no low range response.

[vmail]

got a 12" 600W Kenwood with box with a 220W amp, if you want it just name ur price

[Pete3S-FE]

Until student loan day (19th of feb) I can't afford to put fuel in my car let alone buy anything, thanks for the offer tho :D

[jaxx]

would the hard drive head unit be cheaper than the MP3 changers, Im working on a wireless system for my car, but it only works upto 300metre(I can play track from my home PC, about 500gigs), in Preston they hava a wireless ISP, I could use that but it will only work in preston

no hardiscs are still about 700-1500 quid! mp3 changers are approx 160-230

[dazwan]

I'm sure I remember seeing a Kenwood MP3 Auto changer recently as well as the Sony one.

Kenwood also do something called the "music Keg" which is a hard drive which slots into a bay in the car and obviously stores MP3's to be played back through a compatible head-unit.

[jaxx]

yes kenwood do

it has a little cradle it uses to plug into the PC aswell to load the tracks on

[yannick]

There are 2 possibilities that can be fitted in certain Toyotas with an adapter:

Sony CDX T70MX

Alpine CHA-S634

Both are 6CD MP3 changers. Check out the Audio forum here in TOC and look for a post from DUSAYES or myself. I haven't yet found the solution for my car, as I want something that integrates seamlessly into the existing stereo.

Dame: there are loads of people who'd love to have 6 (or more) CD's worth of music in their car. I am one. I do a load of miles, and having music makes it bearable.

[jaxx]

have you ever considered an RF modulator unit Ian?

[yannick]

Yes and rejected it out of hand because:

lack of quality

lack of integration with existing system (need an additional screen to see track names and a remote to control it)

(Nice spoiler BTW )

[jaxx]

fair enough i do agree that a loss of quality can be more than expected but that depends on the OE head unit to be honest

and the alpine one has a very compact and neat little controller aswell

(cheers on the spoiler! )