my 01 ls430 mark levinson seems to not play mp3 discs? is there something wrong?

 

Too bad, it can't play MP3.

 

Of course it can!
With this state of the art component
That's why lexus still gave us cassette player until 2006




(Kidding aside, No.)
You can get aftermarket plug-in accessories (vaistech, lockpick), then plug in your mp3 player.

 

Just wondering, has anyone used one of those tape/aux things? Does it put off a lot of static like the wireless fm transmitters? I am using an fm transmitter now and I am about to throw it out the window but don't want to spend a couple hundred on a vaistech just to play my mp3 player with some clarity.

 

i use a cassette adapter with my mp3 player.

it sounds very good IMO, it's kinda ghetto but sound quality is good.

try it you'll be surprised.

 

I use that for m sirius and it works good even though i hate the cord hanging out on the dash like that.

 

At first I tried the FM transmitter, the sound quality was terrible. Then I used the TAPE/AUX thing for a while, then one day the ML cassette player just keep ejecting the wired cassette. I thought it was a defective one, so I bought another one, did the same thing. The third and final one also was ejected after a few seconds of play. I think the cassette player itself is defective, but I never got it fixed, I don't have any cassette tape left anyway.

But the sound quality when using the cassette adapter with the ML is just as good as an iPOD.

 

I bought one of the cassette mp3 things and it works great. Sounds so much better than the fm transmitter.

 

if you change out the 6-cd changer, then it will work...

 

how much is the mp3 conversion 6 cd changer...? i looked at a nakamichi one for my old 2gs when i was in japan 2 years ago and it was like 900$ for the nakamichi one. how much you spose the ML one goes for??

 

i know Infiniti cars has in-dash cd changer looks like it would fit in the LS slot (just need to find a small changer that can replace the current changer which plays MP3). My cd changer in my mercedes e-class plays MP3, so that'll work also. Most newer cd changer small enough would work is my guess.

 

Not just great for MP3/Ipod players, but for anything with an audio output like a CD-man, portable DVD player, or 8-TRACK !!. Brings the LS430 back to the '70s when 8-track ruled !!!

 

i got this for my dvd player (Monster brand cass.) and audio is louder on one side than the other, i know i can adjust the balance, but i think this kinda sucks...

 

I had the tape cassette and it did sound good but I upgraded it to the Vaistech SoundLinQ SLu . Big difference in quality and I love the OEM menu that is added to the touchscreen for you to switch the input channels. I upgraded due to the audio/video project that I'm working on .

 

It works and it's very clear in my Mark Levinson system. I just would rather it be on the screen.