Aiwa CDC-MP3 Car CD Player

Pros: Plays MP3's, simple to use
Cons: A little pricey, no subwoofer output, blue blinking lights, poor ergonomic design

The Aiwa CDC-MP3 was one of the first head units to be available with MP3 playing technology and was by far the cheapest at the time. At the time of it's induction it was a steal compared to the $6xx.xx Kenwood unit that was one of the few other...

Pros: Plays MP3.. who needs a changer? Remote control
Cons: Cost, but you don't need a changer Only shows 32 characters in title

Anybody with an mp3 collection (such as me) should have an MP3 car stereo. You can fit over 100 songs on single CDR (as many as 200, depending on their length/size). Burn 2 or 3 CD's of your favorite 5 or 600 songs and you're set for a while. You don't...

Pros: Great Deck, the easyest MP3 reciever out there.
Cons: Skipps a little if you have stiff suspension. No pause.

This is a great deck. I have had no problems so far. All the people complaining about skipping must have one stiff ride in their car. I only get skipping when I hit a big pot hole or some very rough tracks. The MP3s sound great as long as you get...

Pros: plays VBR files, reasonable sound quality, comes with IR remote, AUX in
Cons: flashing lights, software niggles, no pause button, no other formats

Update Dec 2003 A quick note to say that I had to sell this unit. I foolishly left it in my Honda Prelude when I put it up for sale, and although I said it wasn't available, the buyer met my asking price only if I included the Aiwa! This will be the ...

Pros: MP3 Player, Decent skip protection
Cons: Poor Remote, Poor Random Select

I received this unit for Christmas and have had it in my car since. It plays regular CDs and MP3s burned to CD (in .MP3 format). This is a real plus, and weighs out the negatives. I can put in a CD and not get sick of the songs for weeks, as I can fit...

Pros: When it works, it's bliss
Cons: When it doesn't, you write an epinion!

!!!!NEW UPDATE!!!! July 2, 2001
I just installed my JVC KD-SH99, and it is soooo much better! I would write a review about it, if ePinions would put this model up in their list! For now, lets just say this is way more refined than...

Pros: Mp3s in your car. You can ge it cheap
Cons: the Manual was lacking and skips when i make sharp turns at about 40 mph.

I recently got this reciever for $210, about 90 under retail at http://shop.store.yahoo.com/discountsonline/aiwcdcaraudi.htm
Its awsome, I have used it for about 6 hours and no problems yet. The output is great and all I need is one cd for 10 hours...

Pros: It plays MP3 Music files.
Cons: Cost

Yes Aiwa's CDC-MP3 will play MP3 files from a CD that gives you roughly 10 hours of music on one CD. Now from my experience, I get between 150 to 175 MP3 files on one 74 minute CD and 165 to 190 on an 80 minute CD. You must have a CD burner and software...

Pros: Sounds is very nice, folder system is excellent!
Cons: ID3 tag display (song name, artist name, etc.) is too small.

There's a story behind the arrival of this item. I pre-ordered it 9 months before it was released. During that 9 months I had slowly been collecting more MP3s by the day, making sure the ID3 tags were all correct, and getting all of my CD's organized and...

Pros: Plays MP3s
Cons: H-Bass, blue lights, lack of characters in display

An audio CD with about 16 songs or an MP3 with about 160 songs? A CD changer that costs extra, that mounts in the trunk, requiring more discs, or a single CD?

Those were basically the two questions running through my head at the time. Simply...

Pros: Plays CDs, CD-Rs, and CD-RWs encoded with MP-3 data allowing 200 songs on one CD.
Cons: Relatively slow in loading mp3’s. Very cheap remote.

I have had this unit for about two months now. I wanted to become very comfortable with the unit before I wrote an epinion on it.

I recently had to replace my Blaupunkt car stereo due to very lousy performance from it. Not only did CD’s skip...

Pros: Plays MP3 CDs in your car. My daughter thinks it looks cool
Cons: Rotten "random" feature. Display is too short. Owner's manual is awful.

I bought a portable MP3 cd player last summer. In spite of its foibles (no ID3 Tag support, can't fast forward or rewind in an MP3) I liked it a lot. It came with a car kit, but to be honest, between the cables all over the place and the squeaking...

Pros: Stearing Wheel Remote, Daily Program Memory, Colorfull Display, Scrolling Text Screen, Mp3 Playback
Cons: SKIPS! Skips! skips!, Weak Laser, Spits Out Some Factory CD's.

This is by far the crappiest stereo as far as skip protection goes, it can only be compared to a 19.00 generic plastic diskman.

Yes the stereo has a stearing wheel remote. NICE. Yes it has drivers side sound stage, has a programmable memory so...

Pros: Plays MP3s, reasonable power output.
Cons: Skips like crazy, quirky interface, cheesy display, long access times for files and discs.

The Aiwa CDC-MP3 does exactly what it is advertised to do-- it plays CD's and MP3's. The interface is a little quirky, but a reasonable attempt for a first-generation product.

The interface:

Fairly straightforward for operation....

Pros: Great sound, easy to use, and of course plays MP3s!
Cons: Remote should be tossed. Needs a pause button.

Okay, I have never actually owned any others, but the Aiwa CDC-MP3 is quite simply one of the best products I have ever purchased. This is why I have decided to make it my first epinion.

I had serious doubts about Aiwa because I had never...