MP3 or conventional CDs Is it possible to make conventional CDs as well as convert the vinyl to MP3s? I ask because the product description is very sketchy and doesn't say and many CD players don't play MP3s. MP3 or conventional CDs Is it possible to make conventional CDs as well as convert the vinyl to MP3s? I ask because the product description is very sketchy and doesn't say and many CD players... » Read More MP3 or conventional CDs Is it possible to make conventional CDs as well as convert the vinyl to MP3s? I ask because the product description is very sketchy and doesn't say and many CD players don't play MP3s. « Show Less
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P. Vo's right, you can burn the MP3s to a CD, but I thought it was worth mentioning that you should encode the MP3s at around 192kbps or higher to get the best quality when you burn to CD (too much above 192kbps won't make a difference to most people; I believe "they" have done studies to prove that you can't distinguish quality difference above this threshold, but it's up to you).Just don't encode at 128 kbps and expect the CD to be crystal clear...
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Yes, you can do that. The software included with the turntable records the music from your vinyls into mp3 files. The mp3 files can then be burned to CD's. They should have just put it into basic terms.
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Yes, I make a lot of burned CDs in WAVE format, original CD format, I have not tried MP3's in it on a disk.
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I have never used this one to play CDs. However I owned the previous version of this player that played them without a problem. You should have no problem playing CDs with this unit. You will have to check the manual but I believe this will also play MP3 files on data CDs as well as regular audio CDS.
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I'm not sure what your question is. Are you asking if it can play CDs you recorded yourself? or are you asking if it can play an mp3 file? I didn't try to play a home made cd as the sound was lousy from the speakers, and as others mentioned, when a new CD was loaded the noise was so loud that I couldn't stand it. returned it immediately.
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Hi Joan: The instructions tell that you can record to cassette from radio or CD but not that you can burn a CD with it. I'm not a tech pro, but from my limited knowledge, I believe it takes special equipment to burn a CD. --Beverly
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Not really. We tried to play several CDs with MP3 files on this product. It tried to read the CDs but could not read anything. So the product we received either was defective, or the product was not design to play MP3. We returned it a few days later.
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Have not tried MP3 CDs, just store bought CDs. Bought the player for 89 yr old mother with dementia b/c old player had terrible sound/volume. This one is great!
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It's supposed to play both CD and MP3 discs. But whether it's a CD or an MP3 disc in the player, the playback often makes huge skips. Often when a disc is playing, the readback reports "no disc". There seems to be no rhyme or reason. I've been playing with it for several weeks to try to find some consistency. It does its skip-to-my-loo routine on discs that played well and all the way through previously and then plays the same disc a few days later without skipping. Ditto brand new discs. Very aggravating! I should have sent it back.
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The Gemini Doctor himself says that you need a CD player as an audio source.... what is this world coming to? You're actually going to need a full blown record player as a source, as digital is for losers. Digital isn't really for losers, it just seems like there's no reason to get an analog amp if you're going to use a digital source. Generally analog people don't like their signal being converted back and forth and losing some of that sweet, sweet warmth to the digital mittleman. Sure you could use a .flac recording that's "lossless" but is it really? I'd rather not find out and spin the black circle when I want a really rich music listening experience and leave that .mp3 malarky for when I'm on the go. From here on out you won't find me without my record player in my place of residence. Anyway, you're going to need 1) a record player 2) records to play on that record player 3) speakers or headphones 4) this device or something that accomplishes the same task
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There are many possibilities for ripping CDs. If you want to rip to FLAC, use the recommendations below but you do not necessarily need to rip to FLAC. You can use MP3 format which is much more efficient. Unless you are an audiophile with high end equipment, it is difficult to notice the difference. Windows Media Player works just fine if you use a PC. The Sony will play just about any format.
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First off, Itunes stink but I did have many songs that I downloaded from them. The easiest way is to get a CD that you can rewrite to. You burn the CD with your desired songs. Then you RIP the CD with Windows Media Player (select MP3 format before ripping), then go and rename the files to the original song titles. Since you can only fit so many songs on a CD, you then have to erase it do the process again. I now use Amazon to download music. You don't have to go through the hassle of converting to MP3.
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Just a caution, the manual says it will not play MP3, WMA, and DivX files. So if you're playing store-bought CDs, no problem, but it won't play your downloaded tunes in those formats.
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I have only used the player to play regular music CDs and play them from beginning to end. However, the owner's manual lists three additional playback modes. There is a random playback mode where all of the files on the disc are played in random order. There is a memory playback mode in which you can make a playback list of up to 25 files. There is a repeat mode. In the repeat playback mode, you can play an entire CD repeatedly, play one track repeatedly, or combine it with the memory playback to play the playlist repeatedly or random playback to play all of the tracks on the disc in random order repeatedly.
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Sorry Wayne, I can't asnwer that question as I don't even know what mp3 really is. I can say that it is very easy to record LP's to CD's. That is the reason I brought this machine. I have about 1,500 to transfer to CD.
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Hi! I've brought songs that had been recorded by my Sony recorder to computer...onto a CD with no problem.Hope this helps! I love its quality!
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I am not constantly playing my old vinyls, which are not in pristine condition to begin with, so I really cannot answer. I haven't transferred anything to CD yet either.
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The manual states: "Please use CD, CD-R and CR-RW discs bearing the 'DIGITALAUDIO' mark." It also states: "Depending on the quality of the disc and/or the condition of the recording, some CD-R or CD-RW discs may not be playable." and that "an audio CD created using a CD-RW disc may not play back satisfactorily on every audio CD player." I had difficulty with consistent play back of CDs I recorded - i.e., some played fine anywhere, and some would play on the TEAC and/or my computer, but not in the car and another time the same disc would not play on the TEAC. Sometimes they would play the first track (side one of a vinyl record) and not the second track (side 2 of the record). This was quite frustrating because I was wasting discs (since they can't be re-recorded). I then got some RW discs and still had problems. When I called TEAC, I was told the discs were most likely the cause of problem and that low cost generic discs were usually the culprit - I said I was using Maxell CD-R music discs and TDK CD-RW audio discs! He suggested using Sony. I have now recorded a few on Sony discs and had no playback problems - but that may be the luck of the draw since at least 2 Maxells also worked (and still work) fine.