So does the pioneer head unit support CD-RW? It would be nice to make a CD, but then erase it when your tired of it. I already have all my "normal" audio CDs, so no need to make permanent CD-R's of them as well. CD-RW would be perfect for this.

 

It should, just as long as you format it correctly. Do you have the mp3 player or just the CD player? If you have the mp3 player it'll even read the data files.

 

some red beams and some disc die types dont work well together. so sometimes it can be a hit or miss thing. where one type of cd will work others wont. auto manufactures obviously dont release firmware updates for their beams to read new disc types.

ive been using some tdk 10x cdrw 650mb that are a few years old. as audio cd i never have a problem with it

i actually use it to born a seperate chapter from a book on tape everday for my commute

 

It should, I bought a Pioneer head unit in 2000 and it played burnt CD's. I have since upgrade to an Alpine head unit and love it.

Another suggestion: Take a burnt cd to the audio shop where you plan on purchasing your head unit, and test it out.

 

I'm not sure it's completely clear what I am asking. I am specifically asking for experiences with RW's in the standard Cobalt SS stereo (or the same head unit in another GM model).

CD-R is much more commonly supported than CD-RW. In computer language, RW's require a "multi-read" drive. Multi-read drives are pretty common these days for computers, but not so for audio-based drives. 99% of car head units play CD-R's just fine, but I would say (from my experience) only 10% or less will even recognize a CD-RW.

rocketman: Are you using your CD-RW in the Cobalt MP3 or some other MP3 head unit?