[kwlug disc.] any car audio systems that can handle ipod/mp3/flac/ogg?

[Robert P. J. Day]

On Fri, 1 Jun 2007, Andrew Kohlsmith wrote:

> On Friday 01 June 2007 12:20 pm, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> >   just got a new vehicle and i'm looking to replace the crappy car
> > audio unit that's in it with (if this is even possible) something
> > that can handle the input from my rio karma that plays OGG and
> > FLAC format? bonus would be ipod-compatible, of course.
>
> Lots of decks are coming out that support MP3/WMA, and some of the
> higher end ones have a USB input on the front for memory sticks.
> Any Canadian Tire, Wal-Mart, Future Shop, Best Buy or car audio
> store will have some on display.
>
> I'm looking for something similar, but I ain't willing to pay over
> $100.  :-)

as i understand it, the music format from the player doesn't make any
difference if it's going in thru AUX INPUT -- the list of supported
formats refers solely to types of encoding used on the CD you're
trying to play, so even the low-end players would handle the karma.

and USB would be nice but, at that point, the price jumps from $99 to
about $160.  oh, well ... i'm driving south next month, i can wait
that long.  of course, by then, the freakin' canadian dollar may be at
par. :-P

rday