divac

Like the title says, can I burn MP3s in CD / DVD and play it through my car?

wackura

It should play mp3 CDs but the USB memory stick input makes mp3 CD support pointless. You can get an 8GB stick for $25 or a 16-32GB stick for $50 - $75 on Amazon.com or wherever. That's the same as ten to fourty mp3 CDs worth. Suppose you only like one band and all you need is 1 CD, you could find a 1GB USB memory stick in a dumpster behind Best Buy.

LukeaTron

It's not pointless if it can read MP3s off a DVD like the OP asked. I do not know the answer to that part BTW.

wackura

It didn't work.

Arcticcl9

the TSX tech package makes an iPod pointless. I use a pair of 4GB USB sticks on rotation, and I always get fresh music in the car. XM is also very low quality...better than 1st gen TSX, but too much compression artifacts

Yes, it plays MP3s on CD just fine

wackura

I've noticed XM sounds poor also. It's more noticably deficient now with the 2G TSX's nice audio system. The low and high response isn't there at all. I can't really enjoy XM music, but I pay for it anyway to get CNN and comedy. Listening to cable news while on the road is a real treat.

Arcticcl9

XM is horrid, but MP3s sound excellent in the 2nd gen TSX, better than the stock 07 Civic EX headunit (the only other Honda equipment I can compare it with). The mpeg decoder is very good, as it hides the imperfection of the lossy mp3 really well. If you play 192kbps or higher, the MP3s sound as good as CDs

divac

I do have a memory stick. However, I want to group my music and have a faster access to them. If I store them in discs, I can just say "play cd five", and it will play that collection.

So I guess from what people are saying, it can play CD MP3s but not DVD MP3s? Thanks for the info.

wackura

It will play mp3 CDs but it won't play mp3 DVDs.

richpjr

I gotta disagree with that one. Browsing through folders is not nearly as convenient as browsing through my iPod.

wackura

I was using an mp3 player for a while but I tried out a cheap a memory stick to see hw it worked and promptly ordered a 32GB. The luxury of simply having the music always be in the car without having to bring the mp3 player to and from the car is nice. I like being able to enjoy the benefits of mp3s all the while giving it zero thought. I'll take the cumbersome folder menu over having to remember bringing the mp3 player.

x09 TsXx

My free XM trial just ran out, and honestly I dont even think its worth renewing because even with the volume at 40 (all the way up), It isnt loud enough and there is like no bass. Dose any one else feel this way? I have the tech package too btw.

chibianh

wow 40? I always put mine at around 10 and it's plenty loud for me.

09TSXMN

I let my XM run out because I found the memory stick to be a lot cleaner as well. 1500 songs on random works great. I will say the Acura XM is better than the Bose XM I have in my Avalanche.

Question, where can you buy the DVD-A CD's? I went into best buy and they looked at me cross eyed. I searched via web and could not find much that way either. Is the DVD-A just a passing fancy? I see that some CD's say 5.1, but is not a DVD-A, will that work for the 5.1 in the tech package car?

Mark-C

By DVD-A CD's i assume you mean DVD-Audio discs which are actually DVD's and not CD's. You probably won't find them in any local retail stores, but I found this cool list on Amazon - "Best DVD-Audio Discs" - http://www.amazon.com/Best-DVD-Audio-Discs/lm/R23EULFBUMGKTM

09TSXMN

Thank you for the link. I have ordered the Donald Fagen triology. One of the songs that he does is on the Acura demonstration disc and sounds great.

Arcticcl9

If you use a and let the USB memory device play randomly (shuffle) then there is no need for an iPod in the car, which is what I do.

I wanted to like XM radio because it is integrated with my my TSX tech, but it does sound awful compared to CDs and MP3s. XM radio sounds flat with the volume all the way up, but my MP3s and CDs I listen at volume level 9 to 10.

I have to say XM traffic is very useful to have in the car, and XM weather is a good toy to have and show off, but these two services are too expensive a la carte. I will probably let the 3 XM subscriptions lapse altogether at the end of 3 months free trial.

09TSXMN

Does anyone know how to organize the folders off of the memory stick when it is plugged into the car? It seems that the system will organize by the date the folder was downloaded on the stick, instead of alphabetical. I have the folders alphabetised on the stick via the pc, but when I plug it in, I still get the listing in another way. Also, I had to rename all of the folders with the artist name in front of the CD title so it would list the names on the screen.

inazTSX

I am looking to see if anyone has figured this out too. I would like the folders to be alphabetized. It seems to read subfolders at the same level as top level folders so you can't really organize folders by artist like:

U2
Album 1
Track 1...
Album 2
Track 1...


The folder display shows

Album 1
Album 2
...


Maybe if I just didn't have by album and just copied all the MP3s into the root folder of the artist, that might be better.

ed_423

i read that someone mention about buying a 32GB usb and use it to store msuic, i was just wondeirng, can i just use a portable harddrive then?

inazTSX

I don't think so, because I think it has to be self-powered, not using an external power source. I think the manual says not to use a hard drive or connect a USB hub and stuff like that, but haven't tried any of that to test the theory. I have a 16GB USB key which works great and has almost every CD I own on it. Its the ultimate music in a car input.

ed_423

yeah i read about it mgiht damge the harddrive too. but i hvae a external harddrive that doesnt use an external power source, but i guess i will jsut stick wtih ipod or a large usb

Robster65

Ebay has a bigger selection under DVD-Audio - also look up DTS and Dual Disc - both work. SACD's however will not work. I also managed to get a few from CDUniverse.com, buy.com and Acousticsounds.com. Selection is limited and the popular ones are expen$$ive.

TSX09BKLYN

Are you 100% certain that SACD won't work?

Robster65

I have a Peter Gabriel "So" SACD that the car player doesn't recognize - it's a different format and it's not on the list of playable formats in the manual (pp 245).

TSX09BKLYN

Ok, Thanks a lot!

ramossp

When I picked up my TSX, I just went ahead and purchased an ipod classic for the car. I thought of it as basically a stereo $250 accessory with no intention of ever taking it out of the armrest (though always take it with you when leaving the car with a valet, I've already had one stolen). At 120GB I have about 1/6th of my collection stored in the car in apple losses to play through the execellent ELS stereo. I can't imagine spending approx 30K on a car and not being willing to add the extra $250 to really enjoy the ipod/stereo integration. But I guess that's just how I organize my priorities...

Oh and I agree that XM sounds horrible. Even FM sounds leaps and bounds better through the ELS system.

risc

XM almost always sounds better than FM to me. However, the volume is way lower and whenever I change to my iPhone music, I have to lower the volume or it just blasts way high.

inazTSX

XM doesn't really sound good for sure. Especially compared to my MP3s and my DVD-Audio discs.

wackura

I actually have a 3 year XM subscription from my last TSX that I haven't bothered transfering to the new car.

Ubuntu-UK

Hello

I started a thread about this here:

https://acurazine.com/forums/2g-tsx-audio-bluetooth-electronics-navigation-304/mp3-function-new-tsx-720188/

Basically it's done on the order the FAT filesystem on the USB stick lists them.

To sort alphabetically, get DriveSort for Windows, fatsort for Linux. Not sure about Apple computers.

inazTSX

Dude, thanks so much, this was baffling me for the longest time. I reset every folder and file to the same date thinking then it would sort by name, but didn't so I couldn't figure out how it was sorting. This program worked great and now all my 250+ directories on my 60GB USB drive are sorted alphabetically on the nav screen. Its pretty awesome to have that many songs in the car. Now I wish they would enable a "Favorites" and some other features to the USB drive functions.

nine11c2

If I'm correct, the programs will sort the files within the folders. Is there any way to get the system to show/sort folders by Artist?