DragCat Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 I don't remember which manufacturer of aftermarket stereos was mentioned there...But it was mentioned that they only had a small inventory of radios with a CD player left and they wouldn't be producing anymore. Personally I converted all my CD's to MP3 files years ago when my first juke box bit the dust so doesnt concern me but thought I'd mention it since there was a post recently about retro stereos. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackhawk Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Even the aftermarket companies that don't cater to the restoration crowd are moving away from CDs. Alpine doesn't have a receiver with a CD player unless it's a larger navigation unit that uses DVDs, and only half of Kenwood's receivers have CD capabilities. The nice thing with that is that the receivers are getting shorter so installation is easier. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stangeba Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Many years ago (Aug 1996) I replaced my stock AM/FM stereo with an aftermarket "Custom Autosound" Kenwood 800 AM/FM stereo for $399.00 + tax. It did have a plug in the rear, so I added a CD changer in the trunk. I bought the Kenwood 10 CD player, used, from my old boss, don't remember how much. The CD will skip at times when I drive over a bump but I like it, playing all my old CD's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragCat Posted November 18, 2023 Author Share Posted November 18, 2023 Yea I remember (forget which year) my truck had a 6 CD player factory. My old suburban had the flat screens in the ceiling so it had a CD/DVD player, the new suburban has nada 🤪 The new vehicles are even moving from the legacy usb connections to the new class C. Gawd I'm feeling old......I know Dennis doesn't remember 8 tracks, doubt he would recognize a cassette either 🤣 Ive had my music/mp3 on thumb drives for awhile now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 7 minutes ago, DragCat said: Yea I remember (forget which year) my truck had a 6 CD player factory. My old suburban had the flat screens in the ceiling so it had a CD/DVD player, the new suburban has nada 🤪 The new vehicles are even moving from the legacy usb connections to the new class C. Gawd I'm feeling old......I know Dennis doesn't remember 8 tracks, doubt he would recognize a cassette either 🤣 Ive had my music/mp3 on thumb drives for awhile now. You are old. No doubt about that. I guess my good looks and awesome personality make me look and feel younger. Aren’t the cassettes the round discie looking things? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragCat Posted November 18, 2023 Author Share Posted November 18, 2023 6 minutes ago, Dtret said: You are old. No doubt about that. I guess my good looks and awesome personality make me look and feel younger. Aren’t the cassettes the round discie looking things? Some of us will remember these on our walls 🤣 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 I have two or three of them wall holders full. Don’t even know where they are. Lol. But I just got this type of cassette. I don’t know where the pencil goes to rewind it. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marks71 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Boy, you kids have me feeling like a dinosaur. 4 tracks on the left and 8 tracks on the right. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cny first gen 71 Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 I still have a Eric burden and the animals 8 track. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 3 hours ago, DragCat said: Some of us will remember these on our walls 🤣 What’s up with this, dude? 🤔🤔 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searsman Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 9 hours ago, cny first gen 71 said: I still have an Eric burden and the animals 8 track. 2008 version of Eric Burdens House of the rising son, and we gotta get out of this place. Extra long 5 minutes and 10 minutes respectively… man got better with age!!!… all my cassettes, cds are digital now.. on computer or phone.. still have dozens of those cassette and cds but nothing to play them on anymore.. sad… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbolt Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 13 hours ago, DragCat said: I can picture you, rolling down A1A, jamming out to your Nutcracker cassette. I bet the babes went wild for that back in the day! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragCat Posted November 19, 2023 Author Share Posted November 19, 2023 2 hours ago, cbolt said: I can picture you, rolling down A1A, jamming out to your Nutcracker cassette. I bet the babes went wild for that back in the day! That made me laugh.....never heard of nutcracker band......but cruising A1A is a given 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stangeba Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 I remember building wooden shelves for my collections, in woodshop at school. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71SSclone Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 When I bought my Monte, it came with 4 cases full of 8 tracks, because it was equipped with a working GM 8 track tape player. It didnt really sound too good though. I'd like to find a way to have it rebuilt, but that far down the road. Most of my music is on my phone. Its so much nicer just to connect the phone to the car, no annoying DJ, no yappity yap yap, no commercials, and if I dont want to hear whats playing, just skip to the next tune. I just dont have the heart to throw out my 800 or so cassettes, not to mention my 500 album collection. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbolt Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 I just did a quick search of 8 track repair and it seems there are several places that still offer that service fairly affordably. When the time comes there are options. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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