Panasonic CQ-C3333U Car CD / MP3 Player
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- MP3 / WMA Playback: MP3 Playback WMA Playback
- Anti-Theft Protection: Detachable Face Panel
- Player Type: CD
- Controlled Devices: CD Changer Sirius Ready XM Ready iPod / iPhone
- iPod/iPhone Compatible: Yes
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Very nice player, easy to use
Pros
MP3 & CD-R are excellent features. iPod compatible.
Cons
Flip down face to load CD, no dimmer.
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
A good solid radio, nice set of features.
Got this to replace the OEM radio in my minivan. I picked this among the very many mostly identical Panasonic offerings because it has the iPod interface and because my daughter liked the different colors you can choose for the display.
I love that you can play CD-R disks on which you have recorded a lot (15-20 albums) of MP3s. If you put the MP3's in folders that are named as the album, then it's possible to find a particular album. It's a little cumbersome to see the album and song name, but possible.
Sound is very clear, especially considering that I'm using 128kbs MP3. I can't address the power levels, as I have powered speakers, your mileage will vary.
We've been driving around in the mountains the last couple of days, lots of bumps and the player (we're playing an MP3 disk, I assume CDs are no different) have not skipped once, very impressive.
It has all the connectivity you could want, the only thing I'm using right now is the aux-in for my iPod. Maybe later I'll spring the $50 for the 'official' iPod interface - this is the cheapest interface you can buy, by the way.
Panasonic offers four SQ (sound quality) settings, basically fixed equalizations for vocal, pop & rock (or flat). On top of there, there is the usual treble & bass. I'm not a big fan of these controls, but the SQ settings are easy to get to and in some cases (especially if there is a lot of road noise) the vocal setting helps make it easier to understand the vocals.
The old van had a 3 slider equalization control, and a joystick for balance/fader. That is the best strategy by far, but it's really hard to find that in an after market stereo. This has the usual thing - push the volume knob to select balance/fader, turn it to go L/R. No different than any other stereo I have, works fine.
Does anyone really use the remote controls in a car?
I wish it had a dimmer input, the display is quite bright when driving at night. You can turn it off, or select a less brilliant color (like blue), but it would be nice if it could be controlled by the car dimmer or you could set the brightness.
After playing a number of albums on the iPod connected to the AUX input, I can say that for some rare albums, the volume is relatively low, we had to turn the iPod volume all the way up and also turn the receiver all the way up. But this is not an issue for most CDs.
FYI, I have the Infinity sound system which has amplifiers at all woofers. Make sure you connect the antenna lead if you have this system (even if you don't have a power antennna) as it turns on the power to the rear amplifiers.
I love that you can play CD-R disks on which you have recorded a lot (15-20 albums) of MP3s. If you put the MP3's in folders that are named as the album, then it's possible to find a particular album. It's a little cumbersome to see the album and song name, but possible.
Sound is very clear, especially considering that I'm using 128kbs MP3. I can't address the power levels, as I have powered speakers, your mileage will vary.
We've been driving around in the mountains the last couple of days, lots of bumps and the player (we're playing an MP3 disk, I assume CDs are no different) have not skipped once, very impressive.
It has all the connectivity you could want, the only thing I'm using right now is the aux-in for my iPod. Maybe later I'll spring the $50 for the 'official' iPod interface - this is the cheapest interface you can buy, by the way.
Panasonic offers four SQ (sound quality) settings, basically fixed equalizations for vocal, pop & rock (or flat). On top of there, there is the usual treble & bass. I'm not a big fan of these controls, but the SQ settings are easy to get to and in some cases (especially if there is a lot of road noise) the vocal setting helps make it easier to understand the vocals.
The old van had a 3 slider equalization control, and a joystick for balance/fader. That is the best strategy by far, but it's really hard to find that in an after market stereo. This has the usual thing - push the volume knob to select balance/fader, turn it to go L/R. No different than any other stereo I have, works fine.
Does anyone really use the remote controls in a car?
I wish it had a dimmer input, the display is quite bright when driving at night. You can turn it off, or select a less brilliant color (like blue), but it would be nice if it could be controlled by the car dimmer or you could set the brightness.
After playing a number of albums on the iPod connected to the AUX input, I can say that for some rare albums, the volume is relatively low, we had to turn the iPod volume all the way up and also turn the receiver all the way up. But this is not an issue for most CDs.
FYI, I have the Infinity sound system which has amplifiers at all woofers. Make sure you connect the antenna lead if you have this system (even if you don't have a power antennna) as it turns on the power to the rear amplifiers.
