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Automotive Guide Audio CD Changer - A Primer

By: Chimezirim Chinecherem Odimba
Automotive:Mobile-Audio-Video Guide

The CD has become the format of choice for hard copy music distribution. The CD displaced the record, vinyl records and the audio cassette as the dominant form of listening to recorded music.

The CD Changer All you have to do is to load all the CD's you want to listen to. One after another it will play your CD's as many times as you want. The order of selection of CDs will be done randomly or automatically depending on which button you press.

CD changers are great for those long drives especially for those who insist on having music on the preferred format. That said, mp3 compatibility has taken CD changer functionality to another level.

If burning hundreds of mp3 files downloaded from the internet onto a disc is your thing, mp3 compatible changers will give you weeks of play time without repeating a song (A disc can hold up ten hours worth of music in mp3 format).

Note this, there are CD changers that are designed to work with your factory installed radios and there are those that are made for your aftermarket radio. So do check before you buy your next CD changer.

Factory fitted CD changers are Available for all models (Alfa Romeo to VW) and allows you to retain the integrated look and functionality of your dash and standard car radio.

Aftermarket CD Changers: All leading brands are available (Alpine to VDO Dayton) in good online stores. They are ideal if you have changed your car radio or have a branded or aftermarket radio fitted.

Following are a few the CD changers in the market...

1) Denon CD Changer

This is a CD player you really need to check out. This is Denon's latest generation. It is a 5-disc CD changer featuring Burr Brown 20-bit AD converters and HDCD decoding. Other features like MP3/CD and CD-R/RW compatibility, clockwise and counterclockwise tray rotation, and an incredible signal-to-noise make it a great changer.

2) Sony CD Changer with SACD

The five-disc CD - SACD changer supports features such as, SACD/CD/CDR/CDRW playback, SACD/CD Text compatibility, remote control, optical output for CD, and 5.1 channel analog output for multi-channel SACD.

3) JVC CD Changer

It is an excellent, but reasonably priced, 5-Disc Carousel CD changer from JVC. It uses unique 1-bit error correction technology; this changer not only sounds great, but overcomes scratches and minor CD defects that can plague other players. You can also change four CDs while one is playing.

4) Pioneer CD Changer

Pioneer is known for their "magazine" style car CD changers and has incorporated this design into the PD-M426 home 6-disc home CD changer. In fact, it enables you to buy the additional CD "magazine" cartridges to organize your CD library to play both in a Pioneer car CD changer or the M426 without taking the discs out of the magazine.

There are other great brands. Just know what you're looking for and you can't go wrong.

Visit car-audio-products-and-accessories.com to read more or visit AddACdChanger to get your CD changer. Chimezirim Odimba writes for CarAudioPlus.

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