By Ned Connolly on Wednesday, December 05, 2001 - 06:22 pm: Edit

I'm new to the Disco world (old to the D90 world), and my new '98 D1 is wired for, but has no, CD changer. Do I need to buy a LR stock changer or will an aftermarket changer connect up to it?

By Brian Fransson (Brian) on Wednesday, December 05, 2001 - 06:49 pm: Edit

Ned
No aftermarket CD changer will connect to that plug, not even Pioneer which is the factory system. I had actually called Pioneer and asked. There are a few companies that make interface adapters such as www.pie.net. You can find a few more by doing a internet search. I installed a changer in my '97 6 months ago. At that time nobody made a interface cable. PIE did tell me thet are always manufacturing new cables. They might have one now though. Hope this helps.
Cheers
Brian

By joshua on Wednesday, December 05, 2001 - 08:10 pm: Edit

Ned, might I suggest an FM modulated CD changer. I have had a Sony now for a few years, and its great. I mounted it under the seat, where the factory one would mount.

It was half the price of the factory changer and holds 10 discs.

also the new one plays MP3 CDs as well, which is kinda cool

josh

By Chris Merritt (Smokinbro) on Wednesday, December 05, 2001 - 08:52 pm: Edit

Josh

which model did you choose.

10 CD packed with MP3's

thats an awful lot of music

By Shane C. (Qsiguy) on Wednesday, December 05, 2001 - 10:37 pm: Edit

Peripheral has adapters for this as well but it doesn't look like they have one for the '98. Here is a link

http://www.peripheralelectronics.com/prag_2001/peri_prag_0201_land_rover.htm

For the price I'd go for the FM modulated one too, unless you can get another Disco owner to part with theirs. I may be selling mine in a few months as I own a stereo shop and will be upgrading all my equipment to use my Disco for a demo. Don't know if mine will work for you tho, I have a 95 Disco.

Shane

By 94Rover on Wednesday, December 05, 2001 - 10:54 pm: Edit

Do what I did. Go to any mom and pop car dealer, and pretend you are in the market for a new disco-take atleast $200.00 cash with you and offer to buy the cd changer from the Rover you are looking at. Make sure it works, and start you price at about $125.00. This only works on a late Saturday afternoon right before the dealer is about to close the lot for the day. Usually if his/her pockets are thin they'll bite-Remember you can't let them know how much the stock changer is valued at(Not worth the mega bucks LR charges), and brink along a electric screwdriver-Voila' you have yourself a factory changer, and Bubba just made a fast $125.00-It worked for me-
94Rover

By joshua on Wednesday, December 05, 2001 - 10:57 pm: Edit

Chris, I can check on the model number....BUT living in Boston, the truck is parked a few blocks away, and well, its raining out so Ill look in the am.

I wanted to be able to play MP3 CDs as well due to one reason...I figured I could fit more Dead shows on one CD, giving me hours and hours of listening pleasure.

It has come in handy, for those long drives.
I installed the controller rite next to my knee when Im sitting in the drivers seat ( rite knee)
If i move my knee just in teh rite way i can hit the control nob, and skip to the next track...hehe

josh

By Chris Merritt (Smokinbro) on Thursday, December 06, 2001 - 10:59 am: Edit

yah thats what I was thinking.

The last MP3 CD I burned I managed to get about 120 songs on it. times 10 = 1200 songs.

At approximately 3:30 each that makes.....

about 70 hours of music......

yes please Josh - if you can - lemme know the model number... Thanks

By William Turner (Wturner) on Thursday, December 06, 2001 - 11:26 am: Edit

I have a pioneer FM modulated one in mine. THE POWER WIRE DOES FIT. The communication wire DOES NOT.

DON'T get an FM modulated, you might as well have a record player in your disco, they are the same shitty quality.

By Ned Connolly on Thursday, December 06, 2001 - 11:55 am: Edit

I knew they were making CD players now that play MP3s, but I've never heard of this FM modulated stuff. Is that the term used for CD players that play MP3s?

Joshua says go FM modulated. William says FM modulateds are crap. (Glad to know inconsistency runs rampant on DiscoWeb just like it does on the D90 Source.)

As this will eventually become my trail rig, I'm not looking to make my interior an audio utopia, so the best possible sound is not an issue. And compared to my D90, I'm just glad to be able to hear the stereo at all.

So to switch to an aftermarket player (of any kind), would I need to change out the AM/FM/tape face on the dash as well? A friend from KC mentioned a "blitz breaker" or something or other.

Okay, enough typing. Someone set me straight. My head hurts.

By Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) on Thursday, December 06, 2001 - 11:59 am: Edit

Ned,

FM-mod essentially means that instead of plugging in, the unit is broadcasting an FM signal through the antenna input. Quality of signal, therefore, is degraded.


-L

By Marc on Thursday, December 06, 2001 - 12:04 pm: Edit

Ned - an FM modulated changer broadcasts to a pre-set setting on the FM band to your stock (or any) head unit. That is my basic understanding. I beleive the sound-quality is about the same as a typical FM station, but I would assume without reception problems.

The obvious advantage is that you only need to supply power to the unit and go - no need for a wiring harness to the head unit.

-Marc

By Brian Fransson (Brian) on Thursday, December 06, 2001 - 12:08 pm: Edit

FM modulation uses an FM station to get the music. This type of player won't produce the same sound as a normal CD player, but the difference is so slight that most people won't know the difference in quality. Since it uses an FM station the same radio can be used and is easy to install. I have a Pioneer 6 pack that plays MP3's, CDR's, and CDRW's with a wired and wireless remote. Fits nicely under the passenger seat. I'm happy with it.
Brian

By Rebel Rover on Thursday, December 06, 2001 - 12:10 pm: Edit

An FM modulated CD player actually converts the music to radio wave frequencies which are then picked up by the FM tuner in your head unit. The headunit/tuner needs to be tuned to the right frequency to pick up the radio frequency broadcast by the CD changer. The benefit is that the CD changer will work with any headunit as the interface is wireless. However not having one myself, I couldn't tell you how well it does or doesn't work.

By Axel Haakonsen (Axel) on Thursday, December 06, 2001 - 12:29 pm: Edit

They are not wireless, at least not all models. Mine (A Jensen) actually plugs into the antenna connector on the head unit. It comes with a passthrough connector for the antenna wire. The whole setup works pretty good, except for when there happens to be a radio station transmitting on the same frequency.
It is an inexpensive way of adding a cd player, but sound quality does suffer a little bit. To me, that is acceptable, though.

By Ned Connolly on Thursday, December 06, 2001 - 12:53 pm: Edit

Called Rovers North. They said any Pioneer CD player hooks into the LR setup. Are they wrong? Brian said straight up Pioneers DON'T plug into the LR Pioneer plugs. Anyone tried this route successfully?

By Shane C. (Qsiguy) on Thursday, December 06, 2001 - 08:59 pm: Edit

Axel,
I believe the wireless referenced refers to the wireless remote controller.
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I've installed hundreds of the FM modulated models and they are great, 1 in 100 people who are audio finatics won't like the clarity. Even tho the cd signal is converted to FM is it still much better than FM radio by a long shot. Most newer FM modulators have at least 2 frequencies available so you can avoid being on the same channel as a radio station. the Pioneer models have 4 I think and you can change them from the controller. Obviously, even tho they will work with any FM stereo, if you have a better radio with good tuner you'll get much better sound.

Shane
Quality Sound

By joshua on Thursday, December 06, 2001 - 10:58 pm: Edit

So we read in a few different posts, what actualy FM modulated means..

I bought it because iu wanted something I could keep the factory head unit, and something that I could take out easily If i ever upgraded.

Wiliam, Im usure what system you are running, but I have never ever heard any static in my stystem, and I cannot tell a difference between CD changer thats meant to be in there and the FM modulated. I do infact have a keen ear for music and sound, so Im not just a layman telling you this.

FM modulated is cheap, effective and works for my application.

I would recomend it.

enough said

By William Turner (Wturner) on Thursday, December 06, 2001 - 11:50 pm: Edit

Shane,

OK I am that 1 out of 100. With my 100 x 6 receiver dvd Polk audio front center and rear, M&K 75 watt sub in the house, I am used to SUPER sound. But to say that the FM-mod is better than FM radio (in my ride anyway) you are wrong. The same songs on the radio sound way better than my CD (if the station is coming in good). Some of my home-made CD's sound so shitty I refuse to lesten to them. It is almost as if the bass notes are converted to static (no really). But, those same home-made songs sounded GREAT in my Pioneer head unit I used to have in my Rodeo (before the Disco).

Maybe my set up is wrong???

By E Snyder on Friday, December 07, 2001 - 12:05 am: Edit

Another bonus to the Sony unit Josh mentioned. It almost never skips! Even off-road. 10 CDs, cheap, get to keep the stock cassette player, etc. It has to mount sideways under the seat, which means you have to open the drivers door to change CD cartridge. The controller can be mounted anywhere with Velcro. The only trouble I've had with it is when traveling occasionally you'll hit an FM station that happens to be what you are pre-set for, and it will overpower the changer.