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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 06:56 AM
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Hey guys,
Does the BOSE 6 disk cd player play MP3's?
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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 10:29 AM
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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 12:31 PM
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damn...
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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 03:40 PM
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Can anyone tell me why car makers still put tape decks in their cars and not MP3 capable head units??
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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 05:38 PM
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Originally posted by alienx
Can anyone tell me why car makers still put tape decks in their cars and not MP3 capable head units??
Well, if you are entertaining the idea of listening to an iPod on your 6 CD HU, you can always make use of that cassette player slot for the iPod adapter.
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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 07:39 PM
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Ford puts mp3 playback in the stock Mustang headunit :-p
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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 09:00 PM
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Originally posted by Shahrum
Ford puts mp3 playback in the stock Mustang headunit :-p
I know right! Fords base model trucks come with MP3 players! Nissan needs to get on the ball, lol!
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Old Jan 16, 2005 | 07:50 PM
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The Bose 6 disk changer in the 05 Pathfinder plays MP3s. I don't know whether the same unit will be used in the 05 350Zs. The Pathfinder Bose is a standard ISO double din, while the Z cutout is a slightly larger version that would require a kit for the dash if you were to pick one up to put in your Z.

I did a lot of looking in this very topic. I started with a 12 disk CD/MP3 changer that I ran to my stock non-Bose headunit via an FM modulator. The sound quality made me want to cry, and not the good kind of tears. My budget didn't allow me to get everything I wanted, but I settled on a double-din Pioneer receiver that played single disk MP3s and sold the changer to pay for the receiver. Now I have killer sound quality and 9 - 15 albums on a disk, which is better that what I started with.

Cheers.
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Old Jan 16, 2005 | 08:22 PM
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lemme burn an MP3 to disc and I will see if it works, BRB.
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Old Jan 16, 2005 | 08:43 PM
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Originally posted by zand02max
lemme burn an MP3 to disc and I will see if it works, BRB.
MP3's DO NOT work in the 05's,

Nissan had to cut corners somewhere, I guess!
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