FAT32 is not required for music, NTFS works as well. FAT32 is only required for the PDR.

 

If not already mentioned in the thread:

A portable CD player should play from the headphone output through the Aux input using a stereo mini plug wire.

 

I agree with this. 320kbps is the point where it's hard to hear the loss unless it's a nice system. With my little home recording studio setup, I rendered a song I recorded at 24-bit/96kHz to a 320kbps mp3. I can hear the difference but that's probably because it's my own music and I've analyzed the original a zillion times.

With the run of the mill corporate pop music, I can't tell much of a difference, particularly with my 1LT C7 stereo. It sounds good enough for me, but lots of people are critical of the quality. Probably no real reason to get too crazy with ripping CDs.

 

Not only do I still have my Discman, I still have my Walkman from the mid '80s. I checked it recently and it still works. They made a lot better products back then. Of course I can't think of a real scenario where I'd use it.

 

From the '16 Infotainment Guide:

Applicable audio extensions
are mp3, wma, aac, m4a,
and aif. WMA and Apple lossless files
are not supported.

Get a flash drive and load high quality (high quality being a relative term) mp3's or wma's as suggested. There's all sorts of software available to convert. You can load thousands of songs because the files are much smaller than the originals.

There is a limit to the number of songs on the drives but I doubt you have that much music.

 

You are correct that WAV and FLAC are not supported. But it seems to read my apple lossless iPod just fine...

I actually bought a couple of 160G iPods that just leave in my cars. Unlike my only Valentine1 that I have to schlep from car to car...lol

 

Does anyone know the max allowable size for a USB flash drive for a 2013 GS with Bose & NAV? I know it has to be FAT32 format and MP3 files but not sure if I can use a 128 GB drive. My RAM pickup maxes out at 32 GB which is good for a lot but not all of my music collection.

 

Thought it might be helpful to provide a link to a post/thread I created a while back, dealing with many of the questions, comments, and speculation I've seen throughout this thread.

While I wrote this up a while ago and it's based on my own '15 3LT system, I believe the majority of the info remains accurate and relevant to all, including '16 owners, with one exception... The 2016 models removed the SD card slot for music in the center console. While the SD slot in the glove box remains, it is exclusively used for the PDR system (if you have one).

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...nfo-found.html

Hope this info helps. I'm also happy to answer any questions, as I've done quite a bit of experimenting with the C7 Infotainment system.

Good Luck!

 

I had tried to find his thread earlier to post here. Thanks for adding it. That thread should be a sticky.

 

VBR is preferable. But whatever, as others have stated, just have someone copy the music over for you if you can't figure it out yourself. That's why people offer these services.

 

My step son gave us his I pod and it won't play in behind the screen or I'd the console!
I am getting tired of not hearing the stones or Cher when the mood hits me.

 

Before I went through a re-rip of my CD collection about 5 years ago (when I was 45), I did extensive online research along with my own rigorous audible testing, before I settled on a format and bit rate.

What my research and personal testing yielded was that I (personally - with excellent tested hearing for a 45 year-old) found it almost impossible to differentiate the quality level, once I got to 192 kbps. Anything higher/better did not actually sound any different to me, that included many genres and varied volume passages.

The simple fact is that as we age, our hearing capabilities simply deteriorate. Even those of us who maintain excellent hearing ratings for our age will experience some level of loss, probably more so on the hi-end. Therefore, while a 22 year-old can probably easily hear the difference between the same song ripped at 128 vs. 192 vs. 320... Most of us over 50 probably can't.

Now (5 years later) that memory storage has increased so much, while costs have reduced, I purchase most of my music at 320, mostly because it comes that way.

One additional note... Some/Many CDs created back in the 80's - 90's sounded like CRAP. When you rip CRAP audio in any format at any rate, it still sounds like CRAP. For those types of albums, I've sought out "Remastered" versions of my favorites, which sound amazingly better.

Mix all of this with the fact that our C7's are far from Audiophile Sound Chambers... and I see no reason, benefit or necessity to rip your music in "Lossless" or other hi-end formats. I'd recommend 192 at a minimum (if you have storage/memory constraints) and 320 as a max. However, I do agree with the above post that utilizing "Standard Quality" 48kHz VBR (Variable Bit Rate) is also beneficial and yields file sizes similar to what you'd see if converting somewhere between 192-256.

Just my opinion... with some factual research blended in.

 

Irony: I tried to do a screen shot of this - But have no idea how to do it on this tablet thing...

Sarge

 

Then Google them! The knowledge of the world is on the internet and available for all to take advantage of. All you need is a little ambition...

 

Why does this crap have to be so difficult? It is almost IMPOSSIBLE to listen to a book on CD that has been converted to MP3 files.

 

very true---the compartment behind the screen was clearly designed for a CD player but with the NAV/audio system they ended up using, a CD player is simply not compatible. I believe non-NAV vehicles could be fitted with functional CD players in the space there, but with no tech support from GM on this, apparently no aftermarket vendor has attempted anything.

 

I tried it once though I had limited experience doing any copying CD's, and it seemed that all the sections grouped together. Meaning of the 8 CD's all of the first track grouped together and then the second track etc.

I have found my local library offers audio books for down load for free. They us an app called "Overdrive" which is not one of the CarPlay apps but I can play it as music . Problem is the book disappears in two weeks so if you don't take a long enough trip you may not hear the end of the book.

 

Every time I hit a bump in the road, my turntable skips to the next song. Does anyone know of an effective damping system to prevent this skipping?

 

A hammer.

 

Better hurry- cd drives on computers are about gone too as they should be. Always be able to get a plugin drive I imagine but so much easier to just download....to be honest I quit downloading 5 years ago as well , too much hassle. I simply have my playlist in the cloud.....I have given in to the fact that to play a song I don't have to physically hold a cd or thumb drive....I can't lose a cloud....you have to have a backup of your thumb drive stored....I just let them store it for me....it's always available ....nothing I have to have with me. Way things are headed anyways. It's just easier....I like a song and I add it to one of my playlists....all there is to do.