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Don't know whether this has been mentioned before but I have put about 30 odd albums on a memory stick and a lot of them come up individually from the same album, is it possible to just have them all under the sole album title?
Personally I would much rather have a CD player....my old CX5 had both and playing music from the CD was much louder than the USB port.
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I agree about not having a cd player. I'm using my ipod, which gives plenty of sound and good quality. Is it ok to keep it plugged in permanently?
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I'm not too bothered about a CD player, but I do wish you could upload the music to the storage already available in the Infotainment System.
I'm using a miniature Sandisk USB 64 GB Memory Stick for all my music, I'm sure they are all separated into separate albums/artists.

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What's a CD? ;-)
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David56 wrote: Sat Oct 20, 2018 3:49 pm Don't know whether this has been mentioned before but I have put about 30 odd albums on a memory stick and a lot of them come up individually from the same album, is it possible to just have them all under the sole album title?
Personally I would much rather have a CD player....my old CX5 had both and playing music from the CD was much louder than the USB port.
Sound like you might need to look at the metadata and make sure it is tidy/consistent across all the tracks?
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Boomer wrote: Tue Oct 23, 2018 9:36 am
David56 wrote: Sat Oct 20, 2018 3:49 pm Don't know whether this has been mentioned before but I have put about 30 odd albums on a memory stick and a lot of them come up individually from the same album, is it possible to just have them all under the sole album title?
Personally I would much rather have a CD player....my old CX5 had both and playing music from the CD was much louder than the USB port.
Sound like you might need to look at the metadata and make sure it is tidy/consistent across all the tracks?
Probably sounding dim I know, but what is metadata?
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Post by Deleted User 1481 »

metadata = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ID3

does anybody know:

1/ what the maximum size is of a usb stick that the xc40 can handle (32 gb, 64 gb, 128 gb, ...)?
2/ what the maximum number of songs is on a usb stick that the xc40 will read?

In my peugeot a usb stick is limited to:
1/ maximum 32 gb
2/ maximum 5000 songs
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VolvoJ wrote: Tue Oct 23, 2018 10:02 am metadata = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ID3

does anybody know:

1/ what the maximum size is of a usb stick that the xc40 can handle (32 gb, 64 gb, 128 gb, ...)?
2/ what the maximum number of songs is on a usb stick that the xc40 will read?

In my peugeot a usb stick is limited to:
1/ maximum 32 gb
2/ maximum 5000 songs
Wow, far too complicated for me.....bring back the gramophone and cassette.
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Post by Deleted User 1481 »

@david56: and yet you drive a high tech volvo (instead of horse and carriage) :D

i do love listening to my records too but it is a bit of a hassle to listen to them on the road
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Post by johnbluerio »

You can fit 6 eight track cartridge tapes into the arm rest storage, and 4 in the glove box but only 2 where the phone goes!

those stick things for music are the answer.
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