Yes USB.
Will you be using Mac or PC to read the CDs? I have done it on both with free programs.
Using my daughter's laptop (wanted to test it after a cleanup/update weekend), and a Terabyte USB hard drive I had bought to back up said laptop, I followed These Instructions To Set Up And Use Exact Audio Copy. The song titles and album art pull down mostly automatically from Teh Web. It all worked very much like in that article.Was the end result a usable library allowing you to search by artist, etc? I assume info has to be entered manually in the program?
Using my daughter's laptop (wanted to test it after a cleanup/update weekend), and a Terabyte USB hard drive I had bought to back up said laptop, I followed These Instructions To Set Up And Use Exact Audio Copy. The song titles and album art pull down mostly automatically from Teh Web. It all worked very much like in that article.
I was very happy with being able to browse in the Tesla by album, genre, artist. I understand from those who have cars nicer than what I'd been driving, that there are better interfaces and Tesla's is still a work in progress. The reason for using a big hard drive and converting to FLAC is that the quality is like the original CD, and the Tesla reads those files.
I'd provide pictures of how it shows up in Pearlie May the car, but she's in the body shop. I have a loaner Toyota and I really miss the Tesla. Partly for the audio system...
I have all the rest of my collection to convert now too. Hundreds.
Nice, appreciate the responses. Any idea what size drive I'd need for 200 CDs? Time to hit up Amazon...
"FLAC files are about 36 MB each and would be
about 500 MB/CD."
"How much hard drive space would I need for 300
CDs in lossless format?
Approximately 120 GB for FLAC or WMA; and 240 GB
for AIFF or WAV."
Not an endorsement, but these guys have some ads on TMC and with 200 CDs, it might be worth giving them a call. They should at least be able to give some advise. Tesla music systemNice, appreciate the responses. Any idea what size drive I'd need for 200 CDs? Time to hit up Amazon...
HA, I thought CD's = Certificates of Deposit
Lots of good suggestions in the thread already....carry on
Agree. I thought they quit making CDs, but checked with my kids and they vaguely remember them, although have never used them. I asked them about cassette tapes, 8 tracks, and VHS and Betamax and got a very quizzical response. Floppy disk, anyone?? Seriously, though, thanks for the flash to the past! :love:HA, I thought CD's = Certificates of Deposit
Lots of good suggestions in the thread already....carry on
The U/I would be even more useful
1) 90 degree USB adapter (so your memory stick isn't sticking straight out) - Amazon.com: L.L. USB A Female to A Male Coupler cable Adapter 90 degrees, 2 Pack: Computers Accessories