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Title:	Welcome to the CD Notes Conference
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Moderator:	COOKIE::ROLLOW

Created:	Mon Feb 17 1986
Last Modified:	Fri Mar 03 1989
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1517
Total number of notes:	13349

1066.0. "copy tapes or use a port. cd pl." by CIMAMT::CHINNASWAMY () Mon Jan 25 1988 06:39

    OK, Here goes.
    
    I am in the market for a cassete deck, I think. The only reason
    i want it is to copy my cds over and be able to listen to them in
    my car. I have heard a lot of talk about some adapters which allow
    you to use a portable cd player and plug it into your car. I don't
    really have the time to look through a thousand notes so if someone
    can refer me to another note it will also help. But, my question
    is: which would be sonically better? A portable cd playing through
    an adapter or a tape (from an average say $300 deck) made from a
    cd and then played in the car. I guess I fear the adapter because
    of the  old cassete to 8-track adapters I used to hate. I have made
    some copies of my cds on tape using my girlfriends el-cheapo deck
    and they sound fine. My car unit is a Mazda factory unit. It looks
    like a seperates unit with a tuner/tape/and amp eq. The speakers
    are soon to be replaced because I blew one resently. I don't presently
    own a portable cd player so I will be spending the same amount of
    money either way. Hopefully your input will help me make the right
    choice.
    
    
    thanx
    mano

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1066.1	1013.* for starters	CUPOLA::HAKKARAINEN	I hear some noting downstairs	`Mon Jan 25 1988 10:10`	1
	Note 1013 has discussions on this.
1066.2	toys...	WIDGIT::WEST	I'm just visiting this planet.	`Mon Jan 25 1988 22:22`	14
	I myself have done both. And to tell you the truth ya can't really tell the difference when driving. Parked with the engine off you can here a small difference with the adapter/CD combo being a little clearer. I like the adapter, probably more of a novelty than anything else. There is also a fair amount of hassle with a cig lighter adapter for power, cassette adapter for sound, and changing the CD's in the player while driving. Cassette's definately have the advantage here. If your into novelties, gadgets, toys then go spend $20 and get you a cassette adapter. The one from Radio Shack seems to do the trick quite well. -=> Jim_who_likes_little_gadgets <=-
1066.3	Go with cassette until car cd player	SHARE::COYNER		`Wed Jan 27 1988 07:07`	10
	You will find that unless you use the "top of the line" speakers that you can tell very little if any difference in a quality recorded tape or a cd. Reason is, cars are just to small and to loud to give you the same sound as your house stereo. I also tape my cd's to play in the car and have also tried a portable cd player. I couldn't really tell the difference (I have a Nakamichi BX125 cassette deck). Portable cd players are also a pain in the car, much more so than one that is built into the dash. My opinion. Paul
1066.4	Portable CD >> cassettes	CSC32::J_PARSONS	Don't mind me. I'm just here to observe	`Wed Jan 27 1988 09:04`	7
	I can tell a very noticeable difference in my car between cassettes and CD's. I don't have any fabulous speakers, just $125 or so Kenwoods. When I had my in-dash cassette deck/tuner installed I had the cd input routed over into my glovebox. Thus I can put my portable cd player in the glovebox and run the line out cables into the cd input. Works very well, sounds much better than cassettes, plus I have another cd player I can use for travelling, etc.
1066.5		QUARK::LIONEL	We all live in a yellow subroutine	`Wed Jan 27 1988 15:19`	5
	I too could hear a significant difference between tapes and the Recoton cassette adapter to my D-5. But the convenience of the tapes is an overwhelming advantage for me. Steve