[eagle_f1]

Hey guys i saw a cielo woth a cd rom connected to the music system and being used as a cd player.

please shed some more light on this.

[jkdas]

well, i did read a setup like this somewhere in this forum

[Vivekphadnis]

Very much possible. You could use the CD ROM as a transport and then use the DAC of the HU (if one is being used). You could also take the analog out of the CD ROM and amplify it. This is done by many DIYers for home system. That way you could build your own high-end DAC and get better sound. In fact, I myself was thinking of doing it for my home audio system. But it might be too much of a headache implementing this in a car.

[Sam Kapasi]

One can use a cd rom in a car. The drive needs 12V and 5V to run. Since a 12V-13.2 V supply is present in the car, one can create a simple voltage regulator using an LM7812 and LM7805 to create the necessary supply for a CD rom in the car. After that the analog outputs can be connected to and pre-amp OR the SPDIF output can be connected to a good DAC which then goes to a pre-amp to achieve decent results.

This is the good word like St. Navin would put it.

I would say, What Cr*p, why do such a silly thing in the car.

[jkdas]

coz cdrom = 1500 rs...dvdrom =1700-2500rs.

[navin]

ok guys now you giving me ideas and seeing that Sam promised me the eyeballer (i read it needs a new HU too) for a drive you gonna get me started on something that might drive Sam nuts.

[Sam Kapasi]

Originally Posted by navin

ok guys now you giving me ideas and seeing that Sam promised me the eyeballer (i read it needs a new HU too) for a drive you gonna get me started on something that might drive Sam nuts.

NAHEE!! Oh No! JK what have you done?

[eagle_f1]

Please would u pundits explain it in simpler terms !!!!!

How much would it cost excluding the CD ROM ?????

[n_aditya]

Originally Posted by eagle_f1

Please would u pundits explain it in simpler terms !!!!!

How much would it cost excluding the CD ROM ?????

Well if you have a portable CD player already, all you need to buy is a car CD jack.

This device looks like a casette but has a small head instead of magentic tape. There is a long wire with a jack at the end that projects from one end of the casette. Insert this jack into the line out / headphone socket of the cd man (portable cd player).

Then insert the casette into the tape slot of the headunit of the stereo equipment.

Play the cd's in the cd man as usual.

If you do not want to use batteries in the cd man there is a cigarette lighter jack available that you can use. Just plug it into the "dc in" of the cd man.

Price? I paid $32 USD for this contraption 5 years back. Made by Panasonic. Very good quality. Hardly used it as i got a cd changer as a gift soon after.

Suck kits are available in place like Burma Bazar etc where you get pirated stuff.

Worth the money and also no damage to the HU.

Hope this clarifies. PM me if you need more details.

[revtech]

Originally Posted by n_aditya

Well if you have a portable CD player already, all you need to buy is a car CD jack.

This device looks like a casette but has a small head instead of magentic tape. There is a long wire with a jack at the end that projects from one end of the casette. Insert this jack into the line out / headphone socket of the cd man (portable cd player).

Then insert the casette into the tape slot of the headunit of the stereo equipment.

Play the cd's in the cd man as usual.

If you do not want to use batteries in the cd man there is a cigarette lighter jack available that you can use. Just plug it into the "dc in" of the cd man.

Price? I paid $32 USD for this contraption 5 years back. Made by Panasonic. Very good quality. Hardly used it as i got a cd changer as a gift soon after.

Suck kits are available in place like Burma Bazar etc where you get pirated stuff.

Worth the money and also no damage to the HU.

Hope this clarifies. PM me if you need more details.

i think you mis understood.your talking about connecting your DISC MAN to your casset player.here they are talking about using a CD ROM in a car


Rev

[jkdas]

and even if u have that cassette jack stuff wher will u find the road 2 use it?

here we r discussing abt using a dvd-rom ( alright cdrom) 4 car audio. glad no one asked it we can get dolby digital/DTS 5.1 frm it. phew

[n_aditya]

[quote=revtech] i think you mis understood.your talking about connecting your DISC MAN to your casset player.here they are talking about using a CD ROM in a car


Oops... Sorry....

[techn0l0gist]

Originally Posted by Sam Kapasi

One can use a cd rom in a car. The drive needs 12V and 5V to run. Since a 12V-13.2 V supply is present in the car, one can create a simple voltage regulator using an LM7812 and LM7805 to create the necessary supply for a CD rom in the car. After that the analog outputs can be connected to and pre-amp OR the SPDIF output can be connected to a good DAC which then goes to a pre-amp to achieve decent results.

This is the good word like St. Navin would put it.

I would say, What Cr*p, why do such a silly thing in the car.

I used to use a similar setup some couple of years back in my m800 but i used to give the output to a home made TDA1554Q based amp. Well .... it was nothing close to the audiophile stuff that you guys do...but well it sounded quite well when coupled with some decent speakers.

somethine similar and better is described here(with pics!):
http://www.sorgonet.com/trashing/enhancedcdplayer/
http://www.sorgonet.com/trashing/Com...ioCDCarPlayer/

Well it might sound silly but i feel it's a pretty nice thing to do when you dont have all the dough

[n_aditya]

Originally Posted by jkdas

and even if u have that cassette jack stuff wher will u find the road 2 use it?

here we r discussing abt using a dvd-rom ( alright cdrom) 4 car audio. glad no one asked it we can get dolby digital/DTS 5.1 frm it. phew

Well some portable cd players have anti skip function. I had no problems with this on Bangalore roads...

[jkdas]

5yrs back and howmany seconds u had on anti skip? i even had one, a philips one with so called anti skip ( some shocj absorber function). 2days anti-skip means buffering ahead