Hifi that plays CD-R

[admin_exported]

I'm trying to find a Hi fi system that will play the MP3 files I've downloaded on standard CD-R computer discs. I see a lot of mini HIFi systems that take MP3-CD format but this is some specialised format isnt it? Its all a bit bewildering from where I'm sitting right now, some guidance would be greatly appreciated.

 

[chebby]

My CD player specifications claim it plays CD-R but that does not help you if you after a midi system.

Find you system you would like and can afford and then check the specifications. I am sure most do.

 

[Anonymous]

I found one but the tech specs are confusing me. It says:

This CD player plays Audio Discs including CDRecordables,
CD-Rewritables and MP3 CD.

CD-ROM, CD-I, CDV, VCD, DVD or computer
CDs, however, are not possible.

Supported MP3 disc formats:
- ISO9660, Joliet, UDF 1.5

So would a CD-R with MP3 files saved onto it be ok because in my mind thats a computer disc? Im pretty sure ISO9660 is your bog standard CD-R though, which as far as Im aware is a computer disc, but it supports it. Bit baffled here.

 

[chebby]

thripston:I found one but the tech specs are confusing me. It says:

This CD player plays Audio Discs including CDRecordables,
CD-Rewritables and MP3 CD.

CD-ROM, CD-I, CDV, VCD, DVD or computer
CDs, however, are not possible.

Supported MP3 disc formats:
- ISO9660, Joliet, UDF 1.5

Looks very clear to me.

It supports CD-R/CD-RW/CD+RW and MP3

It tells you exactly which formats it won't support and those it will.

 

[Anonymous]

Well it wasn't clear to me but ok I'll take your word for it.

 

[John Duncan]

CD-mp3 isn't a special format, it's just a CD with mp3s burnt on it. My DVD player plays them, the Denon DM37 plays them, lots of others do...

 

[professorhat]

thripston:Well it wasn't clear to me but ok I'll take your word for it.

I can understand why - the fact it says CD-ROM isn't possible means whoever wrote it was confused!

 

[The_Lhc]

Ok, lets tidy this up so it's not so confusing:

I found one but the tech specs are confusing me. It says:

This CD player plays Audio Discs including CDRecordables, CD-Rewritables and MP3 CD.

CD-ROM, CD-I, CDV, VCD, DVD or computer CDs, however, are not possible.

Supported MP3 disc formats:
- ISO9660, Joliet, UDF 1.5

So
would a CD-R with MP3 files saved onto it be ok because in my mind
thats a computer disc?

What it's saying is, it'll read any CD that has been burned in audio format, ie CD-R or CD-RW, as long as you wrote your tracks to disc as audio, not data. BUT it will also apparently read a CD that has MP3s written directly to it as data, which IS confusing, but quite common, most Car CD players now will read this kind of disc.

What it won't do is read any other kind of data CD, ie lossless files, or WMAs etc etc.

Im pretty sure ISO9660 is your bog standard CD-R
though, which as far as Im aware is a computer disc, but it supports
it. Bit baffled here.

Yeah but that's why it says "Supported MP3 disc formats". It won't support any data disc except one that has MP3s on it and these are the disc formats it'll allow for those.

What "hi-fi" system is it you're looking at?