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If the Stinger had an in-dash CD player would you use it?

If the Stinger had an in-dash CD player would you use it?

  • Often

    Votes: 4 9.3%
  • Sometimes

    Votes: 17 39.5%
  • Never

    Votes: 22 51.2%

  • Total voters
    43
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State
MO
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United States
What I Drive
'05 Pontiac GTO
#21
Sad that cars dont come with CD players anymore. Not sure if it is possible to retrofit one in the Stinger. I'd be happy to have one considering I've a massive CD collection.
A portable with USB cord should work.
 
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State
KS
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United States
What I Drive
2018 Kia Stinger GT2 Micro Blue
#22
Sad that cars dont come with CD players anymore. Not sure if it is possible to retrofit one in the Stinger. I'd be happy to have one considering I've a massive CD collection.
Its little up front work but you can just rip them to a USB stick.
 
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City
Wake Forest
State
NC
Country
United States
What I Drive
2020 Kia Stinger GT2 (CERSIL/RWD)
#23
CD...? I?m 46 years old and haven?t even touched my CD collection in over 7 years. Ripped everything to iTunes years ago.


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Non-US
Country
Australia
#24
what's a CD a cross dresser? no streaming all the way
 
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29
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State
FL
Country
United States
What I Drive
2019 Kia Stinger GT2
#25
Sometimes. Sound quality in order from best to worst is physical media like CD's, direct connect like plugging your phone in via a cable (higher quality formats beat lesser lossy ones obviously), and last is over air like Bluetooth. I proved this to my gf by having her play a song or two over BT then had her plug in her phone and play the same songs - quite a noticeable improvement.
So, I prefer CDs for the sound quality but they are inconvenient to carry around in the car, so mostly I plug in my phone and play my music that way.
 
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State
AZ
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United States
#26
Sometimes. Sound quality in order from best to worst is physical media like CD's, direct connect like plugging your phone in via a cable (higher quality formats beat lesser lossy ones obviously), and last is over air like Bluetooth. I proved this to my gf by having her play a song or two over BT then had her plug in her phone and play the same songs - quite a noticeable improvement.
So, I prefer CDs for the sound quality but they are inconvenient to carry around in the car, so mostly I plug in my phone and play my music that way.
I agree, BT quality isn't that great.
 

CKeeler

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State
CA
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United States
#27
I might. I connect my iPad through USB so I get the better sound quality rather than Bluetooth. I use to use Bluetooth in my mustang because of my setup I had. I haven't used Bluetooth except for phone calls so far.
 
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State
SC
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United States
#28
I think BT quality wouldn't be too bad if the head unit used aptX-HD over Bluetooth. I have a OnePlus 6T and their Wireless headphones which both have the aptX-HD qualcomm chipset and the quality is really good as opposed to generic BT audio.
 


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