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Really not that hard to find, check out some Aiwas.

-Ted

The Aiwa HZ-WS2000

Anyway 1.5gb and smaller and lighter than an Ipod Mini.

I'm happy with my AIWA 504 MP. Sale price was $125 about 5 months ago. Should be able to find it for under $140 easily. AIWA is made by Sony. Works great, sounds great, easy on the wallet. Packed with features. Bright, clear, easy to read display.

I remember looking at head units a few years ago, and Aiwa made one (apparently they still do) that had a 1/8" input on the front. They're not very expensive. Probably not the loudest thing in the world, but I don't like waking up the neighborhood, I just like listening to my music...

Gone, eh? I'm not so sure about that.

p.s.- If you don't understand how this works you can also try it out with your home stereo and a song with a lot of base. Take your speakers and aim them at each other then take one of the sets of wires and switch the positive and the negative. You will notice the sound of the bass reduces dramatically due to an effect called phasing.

Aiwa makes one I believe. I have a Kenwood, myself, but I know someone who got the Aiwa and has been very happy with it.

Aiwa MP32

It doesn't cost much more than a regular in-dash CD does anymore...

-M

I got my brother some AIWA headphones at Fry's for about $50, he's used them on several plane flights and says that he can no longer hear the engines, but can still hear the flight attendants when they ask what beverage he'd like.

Don't know if you're trying to get rid of all sound, but they do a pretty good job of reducing backgroud noise. He's sworn he's never going back to non-noise cancelling headphones.

In addition to the subject at hand--are there any recomendations for car-based mp3 head units?
The Empeg was quite nice--but expensive. Aiwa makes a unit that plays MP3's from
CD-R's, but I've heard horrors about it. Has anyone had experience with an mp3 head unit that
isn't rumoured to suck?

-Kris

Why they didn't make a model like this one that plays burned CDs is beyond me. If I was going to put a 60 gig hard drive in my car it better do a lot more than play MP3 files.

For the average user the $999 price tag is a little steep whe you compare it to an $300 AIWA mp3 cd player.

There are already $300 units for sale from major vendors?

Aiwa CDC-MP3
Aiwa CDC-MP32

There are already $300 units for sale from major vendors?

Aiwa CDC-MP3
Aiwa CDC-MP32

I mean, sure, it's geeky and all, and it uses a piece of old hardware, but I think this is a lot cooler

Empeg, as it started out in a homebrew fashion, is far more interesting device. Seems that Diamond has purchased that though, as it's now the RioCar.

Ogg can't chain me to my computer or even to a PDA and expect to thrive. Ogg should spend some time bringing their codec to the typical embedded A/V processors found in the new generation of cheap OEM DVD and CD chipsets for consumer electronics (like the ESS VideoDrive 4308 and 4318, found in most of the DVD/VCD/MP3 combo players)

-Isaac

-Isaac

The list looks great - an honorable mention should be, IMHO, the Aiwa mp3 car player. Seems easier to transfer songs via burned CD's vs. USB/etc... Not only is the media cheaper, the Aiwa unit only costs $299, and is in stock at Crutchfield.

Not picking a fight or arguing - just making a (what I see as) a reasonable alternative. Sure, it runs Linux, but functionality is so limited, I'm not sure I see the point. (other than the seemingly unwritten standard of, "It runs Linux, therefore we must choose it.") I mean, it runs Linux, but practical application-wise... so? It doesn't really enhance the current use of "play music in car," although it does open up doors for expanded use...

This coffee maker runs Linux, and the CPU load average is 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 - you must buy it.

The answer is obvious: a CDC-MP3 player from Aiwa. You really can't beat the price at just under $300 but you should be able to get it for about $250. It's the perfect addition to your geek-mobile or geek-mobile to be, and it costs a hell of a lot less that some other alternatives.

I want an Aiwa CDC-MP3 if I can every find one in stock. I've seen them for $250-$300 but have yet to find them in stock.

Here is the article you're refering to and here is the info on it from Aiwa.