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Originally Posted by cromag
I do most of my listening to MP3s these days, and most of those MP3s came from the bins of CDs and LPs that I still have in the basement and the garage. But, I do still have CD/DVD drives on my computers, and there's a CD player connected to the stereo in the living room.
When it comes to the car, I never liked CDs. It was too difficult to slip a CD into the slot while keeping my eyes on the road. And the broad dynamic range of a CD is great for critical listening, but in a noisy car the quiet passages were too quiet and the loud passages were too loud, so I was constantly fiddling with the volume control. I always liked the much maligned cassette better for listening on the road.
But whatever format works is the format to use!
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I agree with the last sentence. Whatever works the best.
Making MP3 CDs isn't that difficult since I use MediaMonkey. First I set up the the way the disc will be burn. This includes the type (Red Book CD or data CD), the way the songs will be arranged on the disc (a single list of songs or divided into folders), and then the format (I burn to 320kbps CBR MP3 but if I need more space I choose V0 Variable Bitrate MP3). Once set up it is done.
The actual burning process is fairly simple: Select the songs, make sure they will fit on the disc, and then burn the CD. About 10 minutes later it is finished (it takes me longer because I have it verify the songs).
I haven't had an issue with CDs in the car since I just insert the one I want to listen to before I start driving and that one CD contains enough songs/podcasts to last me for hours.