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Gloss
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Initially Posted - 05/28/2003 : 21:33:13

My boat came with speakers installed (poly planar) and a cassette player. I want to take out the cassette (anybody want one?) and install a CD player. I recently started burning CD's myself to have backup copies in my truck.
My question is this. I see that some players say that they can play regular CD's and CD-r's and rw's. Other CD players do not address this issue. Is this important? Do I need a CD-R player?
I know that I do want a marine unit with sealed electronics.

Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

Frank Gloss
89WK/TR

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OJ
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Response Posted - 05/28/2003 : 22:01:42

Frank,
I'm not an audio guru, but when I make back-up copies of my CDs my software (Adaptec DirectCD) asks me what <i>kind</i> of CD I want to create. I'm sure there are some subtle differences between the original and the copy - but I've never had a problem playing the back-ups on <i>any</i> CD player.

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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 05/28/2003 : 23:49:36

Any decent CD player will work with all of those disks.

If you like burning your own music, get an MP3 capable player.
You can put hours of music on one disk.

Then of course there's DVD... of course, then you put in an LCD screen so you can watch movies. After that you'll need surround sound, then Digital Dolby and... a bigger boat.

Currently maintaining two holes in the water...'77 Venture 23 and new to the family,
'78 Catalina 25

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Douglas
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Response Posted - 05/28/2003 : 23:50:27

Yes you want a unit that will read CD r. Most all of the new units have this feature. Marine CD Bah Hum Bug. I bought a Panasonic at Best Buy for under one boat buck. Built a enclosure for it and put it in. Marine CD ! Just another skin on the same old sausage. Im already set up with lap top/ DVD /CD / GPS / and Fugawi Nav program. I have radar but not yet installed and am looking for autopilot for wheel. Oh I also have Loran, VHF and Ham. Ham also not yet instl. By the way the Laptop runs great with a automotive lighter adaptor DC to DC. 28 dollars.

Doug&Ruth
Triska (Alberg 29)
Tacoma Wa.

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Bruce Baker
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Response Posted - 05/29/2003 : 08:33:42

I just installed my marine CD player from Standard Horizon. I bought it because it comes in a sealed case that I suspended from the rail (inside) next to my marine radio. I'm not sure I'd buy it again, as the buttons are very cryptic. It took a while to figure out how to make it play.

Bruce Baker
"Yee Ha"

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Gary B.
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Response Posted - 05/29/2003 : 13:28:36

Trust me: there ARE cheap CD players that will not play home-burned CDs. I bought one (not knowing) for my '78 Ford 250 boat hauler. When it wouldn't play CDs my friends had burned, I returned it for an upgrade which works fine. I guess the point is, I am just TOO cheap!

In Encore!, I just installed a single Walkman CD player into the cassette player that was on the boat. I suppose the quality is not as good as a very expensive player, but it seems to work fine for me. This way, I have AM-FM, cassettes or CD capability. Cost much less than 1 boat unit to add it.

Gary B.
Encore! #685 SK/SR

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Oscar
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Response Posted - 05/29/2003 : 15:17:20

See the post "In tune(s) with the forum".....the most efficient way to bring music on board is to install a radio/cd player with a 1/8" aux input on the face, then get an MP3 player with hard drive, I have the RioRiot from Sonic Blue......20GB Drive, 350 CD's in the palm of your hand...under two BU's..... no schlepping.

Oscar
(I'm not at my own computer....sorry no picture)

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MikeM
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Response Posted - 05/29/2003 : 16:17:10

I agree that most CD players will play CDR/CDRWs, but there are some out there that will not. I opted for a heap solution on my boat. Instead of paying for a marine version I bought a CD player from Walmart $50 and installed it. Works great, plays all CDs and is on its second season!

Mike M
Marblehead, MA
C25 #1212

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 05/29/2003 : 21:43:09

If simplicity is what you want, do what I did.

I went out and bought a Sony CD/Stereo boombox w/Remote and simply bungee'd it to the top of the microwave.

Advantages:

<ul><li>Excellent sound
</li><li>Installation took all of 2 seconds </li><li>In port, runs on 110v</li><li>At sea, does not draw on my 12vdc system</li><li>No holes to cut, speakers to mount, wires to run, or circuits to add</li><li>I can take it to the beach with me </li><li>Has Weather Band</li><li>Only cost $75.00</li><li>Remote allows me to stay in the cockpit and change stations, volume...etc.</li></ul>

Disadvantages:

<ul><li><img src=icon_smile_question.gif border=0 align=middle></li></ul>

<img src="http://www.catalina25-250.org/c25sm.gif" border=0>Don Lucier<img src="http://www.catalina25-250.org/c25sm.gif" border=0>
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North Star SR/FK

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Oscar
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Response Posted - 05/29/2003 : 22:28:29

For the cruising family of four every cubic inch counts, and because transforming the living room to a dining room to a dormatory requires moving everything around I try to keep the number of items to a minimum, and thus built mine in. If there'd be only one or two of us I'd agree with Don....<img src=icon_smile_shock.gif border=0 align=middle> although.....building the speakers into the big "accoustichamber" (settee) does create a pretty darn good sound.

Oscar
250WB#618 Lady Kay on the Chesapeake:
<img src="http://www.woodenshoemusic.com/Images/familypics/Forumshots/chesapeake.jpg" border=0>

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