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I use compact discs with MP3 files loaded on them - can usually get 100+ songs on each one and they're less risky to leave in the car all the time.

 

It's a certificate of deposit!

Dave

 

Well, I guess these sweet Mountek device mounts are off the F56 table now too:



Always thought this was a great use for the 2nd Gen CD "lips." :arf:

 

That's OK Jim....

I heard the waxed cylinder might make a comeback.... All your old recordings will still work...

 

Sure it will! Just hook the mechanism to the s-belt and you're golden! Though the playback may speed up at higher revs....

 

Yes there is a sadness in that statement.....

 

I have been a full supporter of the 3rd Gen and thought many of the new features very forward thinking. Oddly, getting rid of the CD, could give me second thoughts. It seems as if they are making the car a mobile computer work station. Perhaps the "justa" will not have all that stuff and I won't move up to an "S" after all. :-(

 

I like the retro idea in a car. Had a Mustang, but the mpg is not so good, so I went with MINI. Not interested in a computer station on wheels, so maybe a Fiat.

 

What's so great about a CD? I mean, it's not like they've ever offered a factory 8-track for those who really care about music........

 

I haven't ever used the CD player in my Clubman.

Dave

 

I use my CD player all the time. Listen to new bands and decide if they are worthy of the iPod sitting in the glovebox.

 

I've got an aftermarket CD/AM/FM/Bluetooth touchscreen. Never even used the CD player in it lol. I don't buy CDs I just download everything to my phone or put it in a cloud.

 

Hipsters and skinny jean wearing flat brimmers like bicycles. They mostly ruin cars, very disappointing if that is the market being targeted.

 

Pfft. CD's are so last century. Why anyone would be loyal to a format that's easy to scratch, thus resulting in skips is beyond me.

Now I get it for audiophiles who want records, and tubes and such, that's all fun and good and worthy. Carry on.

But CDs don't even sell in stores anymore though, no one buys them anymore, at least not in any significant volume. I've even read that Vinyl actually outsells CDs these days, so why worry about a dead format? Your local mall probably doesn't even have dedicated music store any more.

And why should they? Think about it - I can carry thousands of songs with me on any MP3 player or phone, or I can carry a few dozen songs in a wallet that gets left in a hot car.

Times change, media changes.

The writing has been on the wall for years. Just read this article from 2007, and look at how few CDs were selling then. The move to digital is done. I'm surprised anyone still ships anything with CDs any more. Heck, Apple's most recent computers don't even bother with them, and they killed the floppy drive back in 1998. There was a huge outcry back then over that dinosaur, and no one's even blinking at the similar recent move.

Despite revenue slump, RIAA still not getting the big picture | Ars Technica

 

You mean the guys who used to sell cassettes?

 

Yep.