No CD player in new SUV

[Horizon170]

Wife has a 2018 Equinox and it didn't have a CD player. It does have a USB port. Is there a CD player I can buy and plug into the USB and run it through the Radio? Not a ton of room in the dash to install anything large.

[MitchF150]

I got about 2000 songs on my old 16gb iPod and it still has room for more..

I plug it in the usb that's hidden in a compartment and it just runs and runs. With the sync you can talk to it and request artists, albums, songs, etc.. That is, when the sync actually works, but for the most part I just let it run on random... 🙂

My 13 actually has a built in CD player, but I only use it when I buy a CD from the thrift store for $2.00 and want to listen to it before I burn it to the iPod..

Anyway, that's what works for me.. 🙂

I hated the Sirius sat service thing it came with it when it was free for 6 months...

I wish it had HD radio is all, but the usb and iPod works well.

Good luck!

Mitch

[Ed_Gee]

Double Ditto! Just copy ALL your CDs to a large USB Flash drive, plug it in to your car, and leave it there. I did...it is so much more convenient. I never looked back.

[AsheGuy]

BobsYourUncle wrote:
Why not dump a pile of your choice of tunes on a USB memory stick?

A 16 gig stick will hold a couple thousand or more songs. You can create directories by however you want, and then listen to your hearts content! You can randomize your selection, or play in alphabetical order, one directory or all, whatever you want.

And the title & artist shows up on the display.

That's what I do in the car and the TT. I upgraded the RV stereo to a nice modern one. We don't need to even carry CDs now.

Ditto. I put our whole CD collection on a thumbnail-sized USB stick and just plug it into the vehicle's USB port. Most current vehicles can play it in several modes, sequential, random, by album, etc. I use MediaMonkey to import the CDs to my music library. I haven't thrown the CDs away yet but I will soon.

I also have the music library on my phone and they can be played that way also with bluetooth, but the USB device is always there with no setup necessary.

[ItsyRV]

You can get a portable CD player with a USB output and plug that in, or a CD player with blue tooth, or a CD player with a standard old audio out that you connect to a USB adapter.

Since most people now keep their music on a digital media, that vehicle has the USB, BT and link to apple or android. I personally find that confusing since their main customer base is the older generation so 3.5 jack should have been a given.

Also, in the center console, check to make sure you don't have a small 3.5 jack. Prior years had that jack so it is possible they still install it, just don't prominently mention it. You can also check your MyLink screen and see if it shows any Jack icon.

[donn0128]

Not likely. Your not alone there. Most new cars dont have a CD any more. They think we all have iphones and expect us to use apple carplay. Luckily my new MDX has a huge hard drive installed. Load a CD in the slot and it downloads the music to the HD. Now I can have Siruis XM AND a hard drive full of my favorite albums.

[BobsYourUncle]

Why not dump a pile of your choice of tunes on a USB memory stick?

A 16 gig stick will hold a couple thousand or more songs. You can create directories by however you want, and then listen to your hearts content! You can randomize your selection, or play in alphabetical order, one directory or all, whatever you want.

And the title & artist shows up on the display.

That's what I do in the car and the TT. I upgraded the RV stereo to a nice modern one. We don't need to even carry CDs now.