First of all: sorry for my very bad english.
I hope you'll can understand what i'm writing.

Here the question:
I wish to buy one of that new car stereo with mp3 ( i think Sony CDX MP30).
Can I read with this any kind of MP3 ?
Can I use VBR or only CBR ?
Can I use all the standare bitrates from 128 to 320 ?

Can I use Dibrom's default settings ???

I NEED THESE INFORMATIONS, but I can't find them anywere...

Thank you !!!

if you can find a JVC KD-SH99 that would be the deck to get, 2nd choice would be a JVC KD-SH909, JVC also has a new one out that has pretty much the same features as the KD-SH99 but I forget the model number at the moment

JVC KD-SH99 is rock solid. Plays VBR just fine.

My only complaint is that the gaps between songs could be shorter. I think the Kenwoods might do a better job of that, bit I have not actually tried one.

I've got a Kenwood (KDC 9060R, IIRC). It plays VBR fine, --alt-presets too. It's the only "digital audio playback system" I have that didn't produce aliasing at all in "how high can you hear" tests.

Thank you !
I know JVC KD-SH99 is solid rock !!!
I wrote about Sony, joust becose it's the cheapest and one of the most available in the market.
My question was general: SO this kind of equipment can read vbr or only a little number of them can ??


Thanks !!!

How does it do with gaps? The JVC has a 1 to 2 second gap between every song.

I didn't care about gaps so far. This tells me that they can't be tooooooo big. I'll check this but you'll have to be patient.

What about VBR ?
Please !!!

The Kenwood and JVC both support VBR.

I think all the MP3 players support VBR. Some might give you problems with song length calculations, but I think that might be a thing of the past.

I can also put my vote in for the SH99. Had one for a while now in my car (powering 2 4x6, 2 6x9 and a sub amp) and works wonderfully. Yes the gaps can be shorter, but to be quite honest unless you are paying attention to the music (and not the road) you won't notice them. BTW it also plays 48kHz MP3s, if you were wondering.

When shopping around for an MP3 player, the most important thing will be the interface. When nagivating a CD with 100 MP3s on it, any help you can get will be worth it. Oh and it HAS to support ID3 tags... I think all of them by now support v1, but if they support v2 even better.

Believe it or not, I have a Jensen MP3510 and it is quite decent. It has a 45x4 amp, a nice display and plays Dibrom´s -aps perfectly with a 1-2 sec gap between them. It only supports id3 v1 but it is enough for me, after all, aren´t we supposed to be driving and not looking at the thing?
File access is a lot like a cd changer, with folder up and down buttons.
All in all, I´m happy.
Oh!, price is about $140 USD

The correct name of my Kenwood is KDC MP6090 R. I think it was among the first mp3-CDR(W) car stereos available (in europe). Gaps are about 4 seconds, 5 seconds in random mode. Searching in mp3 files could be faster too - pressing the button for 10 seconds skips ~1 minute. For me this "speed issues" are not important because the sound is just great (say my ears & some tests I did: no frequency cutoff as far as I can hear, no aliasing, xing artifacts (ringing) even audible while driving). I guess I talk too much - I'm just glad to have it (for almost 2 years now, always looking for a excuse to drive somewhere).