The in-car CD player has enjoyed a 25-year run, but its demise is nigh. Really nigh. At the end of 2011, Ford will give the heave-ho to CD changers, and other manufacturers are likely to follow.

That is, the changer acts only as a CD transport. This seems expensive and I doubt many manufacturers would choose this route.<P>2) Do DAC onboard and send analog line-out data to the head unit.

Within a decade, remote-mounted CD changers became commonplace, and now you can't even give one away. Back in 1986, though, the idea seemed radical and Sony was able to charge $1130 (about $2,675 ...

It is designed to work in conjunction with any car stereo that has an interface to an external CD changer. Most after-market car stereo head units support external CD changers, as do many factory ...

ICE-Link jacks iPod into auto CD changer. ... The ICE-Link for factory-installed CD changers carries a suggested retail price of US$199, the Sony-compatible interface costs $149.

While cars with large CD-changer systems (often situated in the boot or glovebox) haven’t been sold in the UK for many years, only last year you would have found a selection of new models with ...

Imagine a car CD changer capable of holding more than 3,000 music tracks. The mStation in-car audio jukebox does just that and more. Designed and built by Traxdata, the UK digital data specialists ...

"The ultimate high-performance car of the 20th century," in ... my personal favorite nugget of knowledge here was learning about how Gordon Murray integrated light-weighting into the CD changer.

It is designed to work in conjunction with any car stereo that has an interface to an external CD changer. Most after-market car stereo head units support external CD changers, as do many factory ...