Try installing it in the glove box and routing the wires to the HU.
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Installing An Aftermarket CD Player
Just curious if anyone has looked into installing an aftermarket CD player in a 2022. We were getting ready to purchase a new MDX and just discovered it no longer has a CD player. That's actually a deal breaker for me. I have a large amount of CD's, many of which are self burned, containing obscure stuff that I won't be able to find anywhere else. I really don't look forward to having to move it all over to a bunch of flash drives. I've been looking at the interior for a location to install a player but most of the real estate seems to be taken up. Might have been room in the console storage if they hadn't stolen that for the charging pad.
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If you burned it, I suggest ripping it back to mp3s or whatever anyway because those disks do NOT last forever, especially in a car. Once back to the files a very large single flash drive will probably hold everything.Just curious if anyone has looked into installing an aftermarket CD player in a 2022. We were getting ready to purchase a new MDX and just discovered it no longer has a CD player. That's actually a deal breaker for me. I have a large amount of CD's, many of which are self burned, containing obscure stuff that I won't be able to find anywhere else. I really don't look forward to having to move it all over to a bunch of flash drives. I've been looking at the interior for a location to install a player but most of the real estate seems to be taken up. Might have been room in the console storage if they hadn't stolen that for the charging pad.
I found some old cassette tapes of Winger and Slaughter and Warrant in a box in our basement
Has anyone found a way to install a cassette tape player in a 2022 MDX? Preferably the kind that slides out and you carry it with you each time you leave the car. I was trying to explain that one to my son, along with "The Club" which everyone used to have back in the 80s and early 90s I think
Has anyone found a way to install a cassette tape player in a 2022 MDX? Preferably the kind that slides out and you carry it with you each time you leave the car. I was trying to explain that one to my son, along with "The Club" which everyone used to have back in the 80s and early 90s I think
How many disks are we talking about here?I really don't look forward to having to move it all over to a bunch of flash drives.
Let's say you have 50 disks, 650 MBs each. That translates to 32.5GB of uncompressed raw stereo audio, which can easily be fit to one small 32GB flashdrive that costs $8 (64GB if you splurge $9 bucks) and is a size of your thumb. Of course, that can be further significantly reduced to about 1/5 size if you go with high bitrate AAC or MP3.
So, not only you will avoid carrying around a huge bag of disks, cumbersome disk changes in the drive, but you will also save money on such a system installation. The only downside is spending 10 minutes a disk to rip the audio to files, but it's totally worth one time effort to avoid the drag of changing disks all the time and for navigation comfort.
WordHow many disks are we talking about here?
Let's say you have 50 disks, 650 MBs each. That translates to 32.5GB of uncompressed raw stereo audio, which can easily be fit to one small 32GB flashdrive that costs $8 (64GB if you splurge $9 bucks) and is a size of your thumb. Of course, that can be further significantly reduced to about 1/5 size if you go with high bitrate AAC or MP3.
So, not only you will avoid carrying around a huge bag of disks, cumbersome disk changes in the drive, but you will also save money on such a system installation. The only downside is spending 10 minutes a disk to rip the audio to files, but it's totally worth one time effort to avoid the drag of changing disks all the time and for navigation comfort.
Why fight against the advance and convenience of technology?
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Why fight against the advance and convenience of technology?
I've seen a few that can be plugged into the USB port in the console, but if there was a way to hardwire it to the HU someway, that would be better. Not sure how to do that though. Need to loo into that.Try installing it in the glove box and routing the wires to the HU.
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I'm guessing between 600-700, possibly more. That's why I'm trying to avoid. Plus, I typically only have about 12 in the car at a time. What I want to avoid is loading a bunch onto a flash then having to scroll through a large bunch of files while I'm driving to find what I want. With the disc, I just grab the one I want, throw it in a voila, I'm in business.How many disks are we talking about here?
Let's say you have 50 disks, 650 MBs each. That translates to 32.5GB of uncompressed raw stereo audio, which can easily be fit to one small 32GB flashdrive that costs $8 (64GB if you splurge $9 bucks) and is a size of your thumb. Of course, that can be further significantly reduced to about 1/5 size if you go with high bitrate AAC or MP3.
So, not only you will avoid carrying around a huge bag of disks, cumbersome disk changes in the drive, but you will also save money on such a system installation. The only downside is spending 10 minutes a disk to rip the audio to files, but it's totally worth one time effort to avoid the drag of changing disks all the time and for navigation comfort.
I have nothing against technology but in this case, I don't see this as an advance at all. Basically because as I said, a lot of the stuff I have is not readily available anywhere else. Plus, I usually only have a dozen discs in the car at a time and it's way easier to me to toss in a disc than to search around a large database for what I want. And I don't really want to spend a bunch of time building playlists etc, when I have the stuff already organized on the discs. Much less wasting a lot of time ripping it all over to flash drives. Yeah, the tecjnology is cool but for people like me that have a large amount of stuff already in other media, it's a losing proposition.Word
Why fight against the advance and convenience of technology?
Obviously you have a very unique circumstance hereI have nothing against technology but in this case, I don't see this as an advance at all. Basically because as I said, a lot of the stuff I have is not readily available anywhere else. Plus, I usually only have a dozen discs in the car at a time and it's way easier to me to toss in a disc than to search around a large database for what I want. And I don't really want to spend a bunch of time building playlists etc, when I have the stuff already organized on the discs. Much less wasting a lot of time ripping it all over to flash drives. Yeah, the tecjnology is cool but for people like me that have a large amount of stuff already in other media, it's a losing proposition.
Yikes!I'm guessing between 600-700, possibly more.
Now, I understand where you are coming from. I was a keen CD owner myself back in early 2000s. That included a lot of custom made CDs, too. I was even making DVDs with mp3s for the MDX not far from today (like 2015). However even I got tired at some point and just moved on, which is a huge deal for a conservative guy like me. All my music is now digital, whether it's iTunes actual files on my NAS, or digital subscriptions, or XM radio.
If you are not willing to take that step, your cheapest bet would probably be just connecting an external compact CD player through AUX (not sure if the MDX has it, though). Other then that you are probably looking at something seriously overcomplicated and overpriced and just not worth the hassle or expense, in my opinion.
Just to re-iterate... the real problem IMHO is that any "burned" disks WILL NOT last forever so if these are the only place that you have the music I'd suggest figuring out a way to get it off the CD-R's before they remove themselves. A commercial disk will hold up much better though.I have nothing against technology but in this case, I don't see this as an advance at all. Basically because as I said, a lot of the stuff I have is not readily available anywhere else.
I remember installing an 8 track player in one of my cars and then some years later replacing it with a cassette player. Eventually I just went back to the factory infotainment system (an AM radio). I actually still have the car (with its factory AM radio) but not the 8 track or the cassette.Has anyone found a way to install a cassette tape player in a 2022 MDX?
For the MDX (3rd gen) I loaded a number of my CDs, which then got stored on the HDD, but I realized I'm pretty much tired of any of that old music that I've heard too many times (like I can't stand anything by the Beatles due to it being played to death by radio stations), and no longer really listen to them.
Toting around CDs and selecting what I want while driving is too much hassle, very limiting as to selection (on coast to coast drives), and of course eventually the CD itself will fail.
I tried XM radio when it was during its free trial but got tired of its pretty limited selection.
I've ended up now streaming everything via apps on my iPhone which gives me a very wide variety to listen to. I've been surprised at how good the reception is driving cross country although there'll be every now and then when there's no cell signal, but not enough to bother me. I use Pandora, Youtube, Accuradio, and some other apps.
For the OP - it seems that you sb able to just use a portable CD player that connects to either the USB port, if you want to play each CD individually (until they eventually fail), or bite the bullet and create music files out of them that you can put on USB drives, or better yet, your smartphone so you can play them not just in the car but anywhere, and if properly backed up you don't have to worry about them getting scratched, bent, or otherwise breaking.
Like it or not a CD player is a wave of the past. I expect you sb able to still get aftermarket players for awhile but even those will become unavailable after awhile. As an example, try to buy a VHS player. I recently digitized all of my old self-shot VHS, Hi-8, etc. tapes and found that there were very few VHS players available for sale and the ones for sale were expensive compared to what they used to be. Fortunately I had an old one that worked well enough to do the transfer.
Because of the CD player being a wave of the past I wouldn't let the lack of one be a showstopper for me on a vehicle selection - I'd just use one of the alternatives mentioned above and realize I'm probably better off having done so.
Right, you're going to need to invest the time at some point as the CDs will fail, so might as well do it now and then avoid the cost and complexity of some hatchet job of trying to install a CD player in a nice sleek new 2022 vehicleI remember installing an 8 track player in one of my cars and then some years later replacing it with a cassette player. Eventually I just went back to the factory infotainment system (an AM radio). I actually still have the car (with its factory AM radio) but not the 8 track or the cassette.
For the MDX (3rd gen) I loaded a number of my CDs, which then got stored on the HDD, but I realized I'm pretty much tired of any of that old music that I've heard too many times (like I can't stand anything by the Beatles due to it being played to death by radio stations), and no longer really listen to them.
Toting around CDs and selecting what I want while driving is too much hassle, very limiting as to selection (on coast to coast drives), and of course eventually the CD itself will fail.
I tried XM radio when it was during its free trial but got tired of its pretty limited selection.
I've ended up now streaming everything via apps on my iPhone which gives me a very wide variety to listen to. I've been surprised at how good the reception is driving cross country although there'll be every now and then when there's no cell signal, but not enough to bother me. I use Pandora, Youtube, Accuradio, and some other apps.
For the OP - it seems that you sb able to just use a portable CD player that connects to either the USB port, if you want to play each CD individually (until they eventually fail), or bite the bullet and create music files out of them that you can put on USB drives, or better yet, your smartphone so you can play them not just in the car but anywhere, and if properly backed up you don't have to worry about them getting scratched, bent, or otherwise breaking.
Like it or not a CD player is a wave of the past. I expect you sb able to still get aftermarket players for awhile but even those will become unavailable after awhile. As an example, try to buy a VHS player. I recently digitized all of my old self-shot VHS, Hi-8, etc. tapes and found that there were very few VHS players available for sale and the ones for sale were expensive compared to what they used to be. Fortunately I had an old one that worked well enough to do the transfer.
Because of the CD player being a wave of the past I wouldn't let the lack of one be a showstopper for me on a vehicle selection - I'd just use one of the alternatives mentioned above and realize I'm probably better off having done so.
For the long run, you can solve all three problems (CDs not lasting forever, wanting your music in your car, and not having to scroll thru a thousand items in a list) with some sort of hybrid solution.
Something like ripping all discs to a network-attached storage (with another backup hard drive) that you can easily sync to your phone. Then, as your mood dictates, you click a few items to sync to your phone and jump in your car. Then, from the phone or car stereo, you can choose from the few that are synced. When your mood changes at home, choose different sets to sync.
There are lots of solutions for this - Synology, Plex, to name two.
All you'd need is to hire your kids, nephews/nieces, or neighbor-kids to do the mundane burning at a juicy rate of $10 an hour or so.
Having your music memorialized for the future - priceless.
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Something like ripping all discs to a network-attached storage (with another backup hard drive) that you can easily sync to your phone. Then, as your mood dictates, you click a few items to sync to your phone and jump in your car. Then, from the phone or car stereo, you can choose from the few that are synced. When your mood changes at home, choose different sets to sync.
There are lots of solutions for this - Synology, Plex, to name two.
All you'd need is to hire your kids, nephews/nieces, or neighbor-kids to do the mundane burning at a juicy rate of $10 an hour or so.
Having your music memorialized for the future - priceless.
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The MDX does not have an AUX input.If you are not willing to take that step, your cheapest bet would probably be just connecting an external compact CD player through AUX (not sure if the MDX has it, though).
Through the USB port inside the center console, the 2022 MDX can play music sources in a number of digital formats (.wav, .mp3, etc) which are listed in this post from the owner's manual. It will not play by just connecting a CD/DVD drive through the USB port, the way you could on your computer, because the native format recorded on the CD/DVD drive is not playable that way. The files on the CD/DVD would need to be "ripped", which is exactly what you describe having to do externally (your computer reads the CD/DVD and creates files in a format like .mp3, .wav, etc that can be stored on a flash drive playable on the MDX). EDIT: Or you would need a CD player that can read a CD and make files that are in a format that the MDX can read; see next paragraph.
EDIT: I just checked this Youtube video and it claims that, rather than the usual CD drives that get connected to computers, there are a few that are specially designed to connect to a car and "look like" an MP3 player, playing tracks in a .wav format, so they would be usable in the MDX. For a specific example, it appears that this one on Amazon might be able to play seamlessly through the MDX. Please, someone, try it and let us know!
One other thing you could do - they still make portable CD players, so you could use one of those in the car, connected to headphones/earbuds but not connected to the car. (Please don't call me "Captain Obvious" for mentioning it, since nobody else did.)
You could also get an FM transmitter and plug it into the headphone jack of a portable CD player or aux-out of a more built in CD unit, then just tune into that FM station.
Also some newer CD players also broadcast to bluetooth speakers though I don't know if the MDX supports bluetooth audio from non-phones any more.
Also some newer CD players also broadcast to bluetooth speakers though I don't know if the MDX supports bluetooth audio from non-phones any more.
AA, you make an excellent point about transferring / copying CDs to Flashdrive(s). I was surprised comparbale to the OP abou not having a CD player, but even worse IMO, was the removal of the Internal HD like the one in my 2019 MDX (and in my 2016 QX60). You could play and record your entire CD collection, record it to the HD and you were done. So conveneient and very easy access to all your Non Streamed Music AND you could access it while min Android Auto or Apple Car Play. You cannot now - No access to the USB port if you are in AA or Car Play?? Be that as it may, What is your recommendation for good software to Rip Flashdrives form CDs on my Laptop? I have 1 or 2 programs (don't remember their names), but seem more complicated than simple Drag and Drop. For me, at 70 yo, I do tend to get a little frustrated by current technologies.How many disks are we talking about here?
Let's say you have 50 disks, 650 MBs each. That translates to 32.5GB of uncompressed raw stereo audio, which can easily be fit to one small 32GB flashdrive that costs $8 (64GB if you splurge $9 bucks) and is a size of your thumb. Of course, that can be further significantly reduced to about 1/5 size if you go with high bitrate AAC or MP3.
So, not only you will avoid carrying around a huge bag of disks, cumbersome disk changes in the drive, but you will also save money on such a system installation. The only downside is spending 10 minutes a disk to rip the audio to files, but it's totally worth one time effort to avoid the drag of changing disks all the time and for navigation comfort.
. And I used to think I was pretty much atuned to this stuff, but apparently not so!! I a typical belioever in the KISS rule..... Keep It Simple Stupid.
I've always used Windows Media Player, which comes free as part of Windows 10. Plop the CD into the CD/DVD drive, and that's what opens. Click on the box for "Switch to Library" to display the tracks, there's an option for "Rip Settings" for format etc, then click on "Rip CD".What is your recommendation for good software to Rip Flashdrives form CDs on my Laptop?
Me too.I a typical belioever in the KISS rule..... Keep It Simple Stupid.
If you are a stickler, Exact audio copy is your friend - not only it rips the audio, but it makes sure the data is transferred bit to bit, with all errors corrected. It's free, user friendly and I've used it multiple times.What is your recommendation for good software to Rip Flashdrives form CDs on my Laptop?
If you are looking for something quicker and don't really care about 1:1 copy, you can use Media Player in Windows or iTunes in Windows and on Mac.
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