MP3s on the road

[Paul in Redland]

I'm looking for recommendations for a cd/mp3 player to put in my truck.
Truck is a Freightliner, 18 wheeler, big rig.
I listen to audio books that I download from Audible.com while I'm on the
road. Problem is that some of these books take up to 16 CDs for the whole
book. I have a program that will convert the Audible.com files to a mp3 file
and then I can burn the books onto only one or two CDs.
I would like to have only one or two cds to keep track of instead of a dozen
or more.
Is this the right approach?
Would the player resume playing the file from where it left off when the
truck is shut off for a while or if I take the cd out and put it back in
later, how do I get back to where I stopped listening.
If this is the way to go, anyone have some recommendations for brands and
models. I would like to see something that has excellent anti-skip
properties, Freightliners don't ride like a Lexus.
TIA
Paul

[Rilian]

"Paul in Redland" > wrote in
:

> I'm looking for recommendations for a cd/mp3 player to put in my
> truck. Truck is a Freightliner, 18 wheeler, big rig.
> I listen to audio books that I download from Audible.com while I'm on
> the road. Problem is that some of these books take up to 16 CDs for
> the whole book. I have a program that will convert the Audible.com
> files to a mp3 file and then I can burn the books onto only one or two
> CDs. I would like to have only one or two cds to keep track of instead
> of a dozen or more.
> Is this the right approach?
> Would the player resume playing the file from where it left off when
> the truck is shut off for a while or if I take the cd out and put it
> back in later, how do I get back to where I stopped listening.
> If this is the way to go, anyone have some recommendations for brands
> and models. I would like to see something that has excellent anti-skip
> properties, Freightliners don't ride like a Lexus.
> TIA
> Paul

Paul, the current line of mp3 CD players from any of the major
manufacturers (Alpine, Sony, Kenwood) will resume from the exact point it
left off (there may be a little variation for VBR mp3s). However, that's
IF you leave the CD in the player. No car decks that I know of will
remember a resume point of a CD that's been removed. The only player I
know that will do that is the portable Rio Volt/Iriver line. I'm sure
someone will correct me if I'm wrong.

I can tell you from experience though that an Alpine deck with an Alpine
mp3 changer will remember resume points for the current CD playing in
both. So you could listen to an audiobook in the deck and when you want
something different, switch to the changer. When you switch back to the
deck, it will resume where it left off. Also, id3 tags from both deck
and changer will display on the deck.

HTH.

[Paul in Redland]

What are id3 tags.
Is there any kind of running counter (hrs,mins, sec, or otherwise) that
would give a reference point to return to after the cd is reinserted?
Paul

> Paul, the current line of mp3 CD players from any of the major
> manufacturers (Alpine, Sony, Kenwood) will resume from the exact point it
> left off (there may be a little variation for VBR mp3s). However, that's
> IF you leave the CD in the player. No car decks that I know of will
> remember a resume point of a CD that's been removed. The only player I
> know that will do that is the portable Rio Volt/Iriver line. I'm sure
> someone will correct me if I'm wrong.
>
> I can tell you from experience though that an Alpine deck with an Alpine
> mp3 changer will remember resume points for the current CD playing in
> both. So you could listen to an audiobook in the deck and when you want
> something different, switch to the changer. When you switch back to the
> deck, it will resume where it left off. Also, id3 tags from both deck
> and changer will display on the deck.
>
> HTH.

[Brian]

oh yea, it has a built in buffer so won't skip either...


"Brian" > wrote in message
...
> Also, a Kenwood Music Keg would work well for that. Its a computer
> hard-drive that plugs straight into a kenwood deck. The deck then sees
the
> Keg as a CD changer with 100's of CDs. The only problem would be trying
to
> pick-up where you left off on a track. You can only FF or skip tracks
like
> on a CD.
>
> They come with a USB interface to load the songs from the computer. cost
> about 400 + 140 or so for a Kenwood deck. Also, it plugs straight into
the
> deck with one wire, without the need for separate power, ground, RCAs or
> anything. very slick system....
>
> Later, Brian.
>
>
> "Paul in Redland" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I'm looking for recommendations for a cd/mp3 player to put in my truck.
> > Truck is a Freightliner, 18 wheeler, big rig.
> > I listen to audio books that I download from Audible.com while I'm on
the
> > road. Problem is that some of these books take up to 16 CDs for the
whole
> > book. I have a program that will convert the Audible.com files to a mp3
> file
> > and then I can burn the books onto only one or two CDs.
> > I would like to have only one or two cds to keep track of instead of a
> dozen
> > or more.
> > Is this the right approach?
> > Would the player resume playing the file from where it left off when the
> > truck is shut off for a while or if I take the cd out and put it back in
> > later, how do I get back to where I stopped listening.
> > If this is the way to go, anyone have some recommendations for brands
and
> > models. I would like to see something that has excellent anti-skip
> > properties, Freightliners don't ride like a Lexus.
> > TIA
> > Paul
> >
> >
>
>

[mayhemkrew]

Well how are the files that you download converted? Is it on very large mp3
or are they separate chunks? If they are separate chunks, you would resume
by what "track" or chunk you left off on. If it's one large mp3 file, then
yes you would use the counter, and I am sure most of the units have that
feature.

"Paul in Redland" > wrote in message
...
>
> What are id3 tags.
> Is there any kind of running counter (hrs,mins, sec, or otherwise) that
> would give a reference point to return to after the cd is reinserted?
> Paul
>
> > Paul, the current line of mp3 CD players from any of the major
> > manufacturers (Alpine, Sony, Kenwood) will resume from the exact point
it
> > left off (there may be a little variation for VBR mp3s). However,
that's
> > IF you leave the CD in the player. No car decks that I know of will
> > remember a resume point of a CD that's been removed. The only player I
> > know that will do that is the portable Rio Volt/Iriver line. I'm sure
> > someone will correct me if I'm wrong.
> >
> > I can tell you from experience though that an Alpine deck with an Alpine
> > mp3 changer will remember resume points for the current CD playing in
> > both. So you could listen to an audiobook in the deck and when you want
> > something different, switch to the changer. When you switch back to the
> > deck, it will resume where it left off. Also, id3 tags from both deck
> > and changer will display on the deck.
> >
> > HTH.
>
>

[InferiorWang]

Or depending on how your files come, you may want to split the mp3's
into smaller tracks. That way you could resume where you were easier
without having to rely completely on the counter.
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[Michael Hughes]

ID3 Tags are little scraps of information about the track (song name -
artist name - length - quality in hertz.


"Paul in Redland" > wrote in message
...
>
> What are id3 tags.
> Is there any kind of running counter (hrs,mins, sec, or otherwise) that
> would give a reference point to return to after the cd is reinserted?
> Paul
>
> > Paul, the current line of mp3 CD players from any of the major
> > manufacturers (Alpine, Sony, Kenwood) will resume from the exact point
it
> > left off (there may be a little variation for VBR mp3s). However,
that's
> > IF you leave the CD in the player. No car decks that I know of will
> > remember a resume point of a CD that's been removed. The only player I
> > know that will do that is the portable Rio Volt/Iriver line. I'm sure
> > someone will correct me if I'm wrong.
> >
> > I can tell you from experience though that an Alpine deck with an Alpine
> > mp3 changer will remember resume points for the current CD playing in
> > both. So you could listen to an audiobook in the deck and when you want
> > something different, switch to the changer. When you switch back to the
> > deck, it will resume where it left off. Also, id3 tags from both deck
> > and changer will display on the deck.
> >
> > HTH.
>
>


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[Gravity]

Personally, I have a JVC KD-SH99 and if you could find one I highly
recommend it. Execptional unit for the price. Any of the new JVC units are
nice, and seem to have less of a gap between tracks then any of the other
units I've played with.

And I'm not sure but I am going to assume that your truck is 12 volt
negitive ground and not 24 volt. Because that could be important.


"Paul in Redland" > wrote in message
...
> I'm looking for recommendations for a cd/mp3 player to put in my truck.
> Truck is a Freightliner, 18 wheeler, big rig.
> I listen to audio books that I download from Audible.com while I'm on the
> road. Problem is that some of these books take up to 16 CDs for the whole
> book. I have a program that will convert the Audible.com files to a mp3
file
> and then I can burn the books onto only one or two CDs.
> I would like to have only one or two cds to keep track of instead of a
dozen
> or more.
> Is this the right approach?
> Would the player resume playing the file from where it left off when the
> truck is shut off for a while or if I take the cd out and put it back in
> later, how do I get back to where I stopped listening.
> If this is the way to go, anyone have some recommendations for brands and
> models. I would like to see something that has excellent anti-skip
> properties, Freightliners don't ride like a Lexus.
> TIA
> Paul
>
>