Kingspoke

My cell phone doesn't even hold any music!

JoesC5

Don't worry as GM will do like it did with the battery run down problem, when they sell you a "Battery protection" device for $100. For the C7, GM will offer a CD player that plugs into the Radio and sits on the passenger seat. And only ask $250 for it.

Kingspoke

Sounds like a deal! LOL

MitchAlsup

Ok, say you are driving down the road listening to audio books, and finish one and need another one. What book store can you drop in on and buy an audio book to put into the ipod?

Kingspoke

Smart phone at Wifi hot spots, or air card. Download from Itunes store and many other book download sites.

drs

To appreciate SACD requires that you setup and listen to the music basically in one precise location. Since that typically isn't very practical in a home, I always thought the automobile was the perfect environment for SACD. As the driver you're in the same seating position (and stuck in the environment as well as you commute). Seems like a good match, other than perhaps all the other negative environmental issues you mention...

BeaZt

You can download them and store them for later on your device ahead of time.

z28lt1

Two Channel SACD home setups should be no different than any other music setup. I listen to most of the SACDs in 2 channel, but a few are better in multi channel. A car is probably a good place for a multi-channel setup though with known positioning. I know Acura at one time put DVD-A players in their cars, who knows if the speakers were designed for multi-channel playback.

robvuk

I can download music or books from iTunes on my iPhone without stopping anywhere.

hig4s

USB is a type of cable connector. You mean MP3 player or Ipod.

Personally I would still like a CD player, I still use them more than anything else, and most auto designed ones have better skip protection than ones designed as stand alone for computers. And with everyone using MP3 players or Ipods, it is getting hard to find shock resistant portable CD players.

robvuk

CD's have had a long run already. Even the stereo LP didn't last as long.

Frankie2blue

I find it amusing that some still don't understand that CD's are soon ( very soon) to be a thing of the past. Every operating program now for Apple is sold as a download and you will soon not be able to buy a physical CD to download programs on your computer. Windows will be right at their heels. Thumb drives and other usb/ firewire type media storage are the only choice you will have. I'll bet there will soon be data plans for cars probably off satellite for downloads of anything you want anytime just as there are for iPads etc.

BeaZt

GM's target market is used to the MP3 format.

JoesC5

Does a 7 year old even know what a CD is?

z28lt1

I don't want to speak for Glenmcp, but would it help if he added "stick" after usb? No need for an mp3 player or ipod, when you can fit 32 gb of music on an $8 usb drive/stick/whatever you want to call it and have the car radio play it just fine.

VatorMan

Can I say it's real easy to see who is under 50 in this thread.

BeaZt

That wasn't meant as a "slam" against anyone. I just remember reading that GM's line of cars were losing the CD player and that it commented it's target age range and their use or knowledge of MP3's.

AFVETTE

Not sure about the C7, but I just dumped my iTunes library of 456 CD's onto a 16 GB USB memory stick then export them into my CTS-V and there is still plenty of space on it's 30GB HD.

AORoads

that does it. I can't get a c7. I'll have to wait for a c8. i luv my cd/s.

Kingspoke

They always make great coasters, frisbees, and wall memorabilia!