MP3 CD Player For The Bargain Shopper.
Written: Jun 15 '02 (Updated Jun 13 '03)
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Pros: MP3,Black Panel Face Plate,Price,Steering Wheel Mounted Remote
Cons: Slow load time for MP3's
The Bottom Line: Great price for an MP3 CD player. It is inexpensive but does not lack in features. Definitely the best CD player for your money under $300.
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| roc26531's Full Review: Aiwa CDC-MP32 Car CD Player |
I recently purchased a used car and it did not include a CD player. Just about all of my friends bought Sony head units which are all great but I wanted something more original.
I was willing to spend up to $300 on a unit alone and I was looking at several models. The first two models that I came very close to purchasing were Pioneer's DEPH-P6400 and JVC's KD-SH55. They were $280 and $300 respectively. Both ended up being very expensive visual masterpieces and their sound quality in my opinion was not up to par with the price tag. I thought that for under $300 all CD players ended up being similar and there was nothing extraordinary until I moved up to another price level.
After some research on the internet I focused on two CD players. One being the Aiwa I have now and the other, another offering from JVC, the KD-SX980. The feature that had attracted me to both of them was the MP3 capabilities. The JVC was the newest that the company had to offer at the time and was inexpensive for a new model with MP3 at only $230. The Aiwa had been around for a while but received little attention and it dropped its price from the original $350 to the more consumer friendly price of $200. I was more inclined to purchasing the JVC due to the novelty of it being brand new. After further internet comparison I chose the Aiwa hands down.
The power difference between the two is incredible, the Aiwa comes with a better remote, it looks nicer, and it was cheaper. The CDC-MP32 comes with 24 watts RMS which is one of the highest amounts of any CD player available. It easily is more powerful than the KD-SX980's 19 watts and slightly edges Sony's CD players which come with 23 watts RMS. MP3 allows me to put hundreds of songs on a single CD. This will allow me to save money by passing up on a CD changer and I will pretty much never have to change a CD ever again. MP3 CD players are always worth the money through and through and with many CD changers costing over $200 nowadays the Aiwa CDC-MP32 just makes the most sense. With CD changers they have to be mounted in the trunk which reduces the height clearance for anything underneath it and it is also inaccessible while you are driving. Most CD players today offer remote controls. Many offer the cheap credit card style remotes which are a bit of a hassle to use. The Aiwa came with a steering wheel mounted remote that has a factory feel to it. The display is also unique and is great to protect it from thieves. Instead of having to remove your faceplate every time you leave your car like on most CD players the Aiwa recognizes when your ignition is turned off. It automatically powers down and folds into a black panel. When you turn on your car it opens up again. The display is very bright at night time and I enjoy the bright blue bar above the controls. The H-Bass is a decent bass system and the sound quality is good.
I never had a problem at all with skipping and this CD player has been great for me. I've felt some tremendous bumps but have yet to skip a beat. Improvements that could have been made would be to have slightly larger buttons and a dial instead of the up and down buttons for volume. Also if the receiver could tilt. This is a great CD player and I suggest it to anyone willing to spend up to $300 on a unit. You will save $100 by buying this and you can put it towards some speakers or something else.
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Amount Paid (US$): 199.99
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