Alpine's CDE-141 sits at the lowest end of the manufacturer's line of single-DIN CD receivers. It is a fairly basic stereo, but its short list of features should cover many users' in-car audio needs.

The stereo still needs some way of controlling the cd player, (play, pause, stop, ff/rw, etc), and SPI is just as valid as any other protocol to use. Granted, there are 21 pins on the player side ...

Another reputable manufacturer in the car audio industry is Kenwood, which offers an affordable entry-level stereo with CD, MP3, auxiliary, and built-in Bluetooth features.

Don't throw out that compact disc just yet. Seven in 10 car shoppers still 
 want a CD player, according to a new survey by IHS Markit.

I’m so glad my car is from before the ‘CD with no tape deck or AUX input’ era. I have a tape deck, so it was simply a matter of soldering a plug onto the L R and GND pins on the preamp line ...

JVC will unveil an aftermarket car stereo at CES that you can control with hand gestures. Audio systems with CD slots are already going the way of the dodo bird, and buttons could be next. JVC ...

It’s easy to find a variety of car stereos with CD players and integrated Bluetooth technology that allows for hands-free phone calls and streaming music. Skip to content. ABC27.

Redditor Esplodies found themselves in this exact situation, and cleverly hacked together an auxiliary port for about $2.50 that works on some older CD players with a CD changer output.

Time to upgrade that old CD player that came with your car? A new car stereo the easiest way to drop high-tech functionality into almost any auto. Here's how to swap in a new unit.