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Old 06-10-2008, 05:46 PM
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Stock radio and CD-Rs...

I know I've read a ton of threads where people state the stock CD player has issues reading CD-Rs, I'm just curious if there is anyone here who doesn't have an issue with them on the stock CD player and if so, what brand do you use?

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Old 06-10-2008, 06:30 PM
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I know I've read a ton of threads where people state the stock CD player has issues reading CD-Rs, I'm just curious if there is anyone here who doesn't have an issue with them on the stock CD player and if so, what brand do you use?

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I have no issues at all and I use the black-surfaced Memorex 700MB's.

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Old 06-10-2008, 06:59 PM
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Old 06-10-2008, 07:06 PM
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I used to just buy what ever had the most favorable $ to # ratio
Don't recall ever having an issue... and I kept my CDs in the door handle yes, they get ugly fast that way.

cheap cds played pretty good, even when they looked like a clutch disc maybe their/your lens just needs to be cleaned or is nicked badly I only had the stocker for 2 years though
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Old 06-10-2008, 08:12 PM
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I know I've read a ton of threads where people state the stock CD player has issues reading CD-Rs, I'm just curious if there is anyone here who doesn't have an issue with them on the stock CD player and if so, what brand do you use?

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One car has no prob with cd-r and the other one doesn't 'see' anything that is not store bought. Both radios are stock equipment.
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Old 06-10-2008, 08:34 PM
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I have no issues at all and I use the black-surfaced Memorex 700MB's.

The Toshiba-Manufactured units original to 96 and 97 models were much less problematic than the predecessor identical units manufactured by Panasonic for the earlier SVXs.

To answer your question Clint, I have had problems in some of my cars with CD-R's especially when the head unit has not been cleaned or rebuilt. I have found that a WRX 6 CD changer is a great OEM upgrade at a low price.
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Old 06-10-2008, 09:52 PM
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My stock player in my 94 will play some but not others. Sometimes it will spit them out but if I put them in a few times it will eventually take it. I have also noticed that if the CD is cold it will not take it but if I warm it up a little it will take it.
But while we are on this topic. I have been contemplating getting a a multidisc add-on for the trunk so that I can put a number of cds that play mp3s but still keep the stock radio. Is anyone using these units and what are the pros and cons of using these vs putting in a new head unit????
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Old 06-10-2008, 11:01 PM
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When I had the 92 I didn't have any problems playing them other than the fact that it skipped like a mother f'er all the time. It was a combination of the crappy roads, crazy driving, and the age of the player though.
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The panasonic 12 disc unit on euro and jdm models works fine with CD-Rs. It skips a lot though, even on original CDs.
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Old 06-11-2008, 10:58 AM
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The cd player in your car likes CLEAN memorex cd's, though ocasionally when skipping over tracks, it wont find them. I genrally make a GOOD cd and let it play all the way through. no issues...Also, might wanna carry around some Plast-x to clean cd's with. Ive used it on disks that wouldnt play in a NORMAL cd player let alone the 15 year old stocker, and got them to work just fine in the car
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Must be an early 90s car thing, the stock unit in my Cressida is very persnickety even with store-bought CDs, same with the unit in the SVX... Maybe I should try my lens cleaner CD...
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Old 06-12-2008, 05:34 AM
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I think I still have the original head units sitting around in my garage. If anyone wants it they can have it for the cost of shipping.
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Old 06-12-2008, 05:49 AM
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The stock CD player in my teal wouldn't track much of anything when I got the car, but the stock replacement I bought from a member here has been rock solid for years, and the vast majority of the discs I play are dollar-a-dozen CD-Rs. I figure it must have come from a low-mileage donor.

The silver is much more finicky and even mistracks during hard cornering. Once it sorts itself out and starts playing it'll usually stick with it unless I start track searching.

I'd like to know what the person who determined the placement of the control buttons on this thing was thinking.

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