We have a Meriva Enjoy fitted with Radio Type CCR 2006 (radio/tape/autochanger CD). This set-up will not play MP3 's on CD. Does anyone know if the CCR 2006 can be "upgraded" to play MP3 files on CD? -- Thanks, C R Briggs
Might not help but I've had CD players which were very bit rate sensitive, no problems with 192 kbps but they wouldn't play 128 kbps, just a thought. Mike
The answer is almost certainly NO, would need an entirely different signal processing system. CD players are basically WAV file players, where as MP3 files are cleverly compressed audio files (thats how they manage to get so many tracks on a standard CD), which need a lot of intelligent uncompressing. Most CD players do not have that sort of intelligence nor signal processing power.
It's a fairly emphatic "No". Your CCR2006 can not decode MP3 files and therefore will not play them. Further more, the unit it's self can not be upgraded to play MP3 files. You would need to replace the CCR2006 with a Kenwood, Alpine, Sony, JVC unit that can decode and play MP3 music files. Do you have steering wheel volume controls and/or is the CCR2006 status displayed on the dash? Yes? You will also need adapters if you wish to continue using those features. Allow £50 to £100 for adapters, cables etc. Dave
Thanks Dave, I was hoping that it might be possible to do a "software upgrade" type of modification to the CCR2006 to enable decoding of MP3, but you reckon not. As for the rest of your info, yes, the car has the steering wheel volume controls and is the CCR2006 status is displayed on the dash, so your information is of value. For now we will just let it do what it does and not worry about MP3. -- Thanks again, C R Briggs
Why not solve the problem another way? Convert your MP3's to audio CD.s on your computer using a WR CD...and NERO.
Well that wouldn't actually "solve the problem" would it - since the CCR2006 still would not play MP3. Whilst it would circumvent the issue, I would prefer that the CCR2006 played MP3; and if it won't, and it cant be upgraded, then that's the end of the matter for me. -- Thanks anyway, C R Briggs
Actually you are wrong your CCR2006 will play mp3 files if they are converted to a format your CCR2006 will understand have a look at. http://www.audio-converter.com/ No big deal. Surely you don't give up at the first hurdle......or do you.!
It's not a case of giving up at the first hurdle so much as not being all that bothered really. We don't spend much time in the car now (I used to do 8 to 12 hour trips at one time) and I was just interested to know if the CCR2006 could be *easily* and *cheaply* converted to play MP3. Since it seems that it can't then we'll just stick with the autochanger, radio & tape. Call me pedantic if you wish, but your "solution" would not enable the CCR2006 to play MP3. -- Thanks again, C R Briggs
Not so sure about that, I've, cough, acquired MP3's of vinyl LP's I own and burned them as an audio CD using Nero without problems, the real benefit of an MP3 file is that you can have dozens on a CD whereas on an audio you're restricted to 20ish tracks, depending on length etc. Mike
You can keep a nice "collection" of stuff on vynil/cd and make your own travel arrangements your suityour mood. Dave
It works fine with CD-R. If I was going to replace it, I would get one that could play MP3 and read DVD+-R(W). Bob
cd-r's cost pennies anyhow. who used cd-rw's these days. I just blast my originals onto a cheap cdr that gets tossed around the (works) vehicle. never had an autochanger, but I find the slot type players attract dust which scores the disc every time you insert/eject. definately not gonna put my expensive discs in there... Mike
