The Sea

I just bought a 2016 coupe and it does not have a cd player. Now, I do not have a mp3 player or an IPod but was thinking maybe a portable CD player may work..


Jerry in Minnesoeta

L8ter

My most recent computer build doesn't have a CD player, but I do have an external that plugs into a USB. When I get a chance I'll try it and let you know.

Dads dream

I know the mp3 player works....cd player .....never tried. ....but like to know how to....

bob guzzy

Get an SD card and an SD card reader, (you might have one from a camera)then put all your CD's on the SD card.

Then all you need to do is plug the card reader into the USB slot then push the Media button and all of your songs will come up.

Dads dream

FYI I copied cd music to a thumb drive.....then tried playing in my C7 USB port....no luck with that.....I'm sure there is a way to do this ....I'm not savy enough to figure this out. Cd player with the right cord would be great.....but like Jerry I don't know what cord I need...

lakemg

It's my understanding that the 2016 does not have an SD card reader in the center console to read music from...

I have a 2015 and have the center console SD card slot and it works like a charm. I need to try to see if I can get it to read mp3s from a USB port so that I can recommend or not recommend using it for the 2016 owners.

Rooster OG

I suggested a portable CD player here once, someone got one and said it didn't work. I have a 2016 and got a mini USB drive, put my music on it and plugged it into the port behind the screen. You just have to select USB as the input and it works great. This is the USB drive I got:



I have a lot of music, so you could get one sized for your collection.

360Lemans

You have to order chrome wheels and chrome badges, then all from 8 track to CD will work.


Sorry just having fun, At first I also missed my cd player. Now like not having CDs flying around getting all scratched up. MP3 is the way to go

rrsperry

I don't know what to say...


You can buy a 2016 Corvette, and yet you don't know how to use a iPod? How is that possible? Do you still use pay phones? lol


Seriously, you can use a USB, or any type of media player. Do yourself a favor, and try not to use the MP3 format. And when you rip the CD to your computer, try to use the highest sampling rate that you can. .Wav or FLac files are the most faithful to the source material, with the downside being large file size.


(sorry but all of that probably went over your head...)

L8ter

Nope, sorry Boss, couldn't get it to read from the USB ports in the console, and you can't work the screen if your plugged into the USB port behind the screen, the device is too big to close it.
Maybe someone else a little bit more tech savvy than me can do it, but I tried.
I think a thumb drive is the answer, good luck

pat321

Save everything to your phone and use Bluetooth.

graj6

You probably 'copied' the files direct. Convert them to MP3s and then copy them to a USB drive before you stick it in the C7. You can use Windows Media Player, iTunes or something like this - https://sourceforge.net/projects/bonkenc/

I don't mean it in a derogatory manner, but this is like explaining things to my parents lol. They take it literally when I tell them to copy something. I'm sure in 30 years, I might have kids that try to teach me about the latest and greatest too haha.

thrilled

To much like work.Many of us would just stick A tape in something and head on down the road.

Kfmorgan

I have a 2016 Z51, 2LT coupe also. There are a couple of articles in the forum that tell you how to use a flash drive to transfer your CD's to it. When done, it will work in the USB ports in the console, or behind the screen.
The basics are as follows: I am using a 16GIG drive , and already have about 130 CD albums on it, with plenty of room left.

Insert a CD into your computer drive (I have windows)
Go to your Windows Media Player
Click Music
Below that you will see the CD album that you have inserted into your computer drive:
Double click that
Above you will see RIP CD
Click that and set to automatically rip CD's
Click Rip settings and check MP3 format and audio quality of 192Kbps
You hardly notice any decrease in the quality of the sound, in your car with these settings
This will get your CD copied into your windows Media Player
Remove your CD from the computer and insert a blank flash drive into your usb port on the computer
On the computer screen, click Start, then Computer. Double click the flash drive icon. Go to the media player and Right click Music. The CD's that you have in there will show. Right click the one you want to transfer to your flash drive, and click Copy. Go back and right click Music on the flash drive, and click Paste. Seconds later it's done, and on your flash drive, which you can then play in your car.

I'm sure that this seemed pretty long winded, but it worked for me with the help of others on this forum. I'm also sure that if I left something out, or wasn't clear, that someone more knowledgeable about these things will chime in.

Good Luck!

mikez06

Thank you Kfmorgan. Some of us have no clue what the terms even meant!

witch hunt

this is true---my Dad once told me he had a '57 Ford with an actual record player(turntable) mounted under the front dash & was a factory installed option. So I guess we've come a pretty long way...

L8ter

Like an 8 Track......that you copied off your Teac reel-to-reel.....that you copied off your vinyl albums, that you played only once to copy it to your reel-to-reel.
Then you put your albums away and threatened anybody who even pick them up to look at the album cover.

Too many media choices in our short life times.

Kfmorgan

You are right , and I am one of those digitally challenged people. If it weren't for the forum, and my son to show me how to do it, I would still be without music in the car.

fdxpilot

Unfortunately, neither of those file formats are supported on a USB drive in the C7, at least according to the '15 Infotainment manual, page 20.

On the other hand, .Mp3s, if ripped at a fairly high bit rate, like 256 or 320K, while losing some sound quality, is not noticeably degraded in the acoustic environment of the C7 interior. This is a fairly noisy sports car, not a recording studio.

thrilled

You got that right.Many of us don't have computers now.I have an iPad,
Can't hook nothing to it
Maybe they should sell sticks with music preloaded on them.