each to their own but have you considered going mp3 route.
my head unit supports mp3 cd, sd memory card and usb stick.
theres a 2gb sd card in there now like a juke box of 450 tracks
which is atleast 40 albums and no skips or jumps on roughest
surface. plus my valued cds are safe at home.
dead easy to use, rip discs on pc, convert to mp3 drag n drop
onto memory card.
an mp3 cd would hold about a third as much. track tags (name
of artist/song) scrolls across display.
cost of head, about £75.