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CD files on Honda CRV 2023 Hybrid Sport Touring

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Hi folks. There was a thread here, now closed, about playing CD or CD files on Honda CRV 2023 Hybrid Sport Touring. I was surprised they closed it for comments, because this is a major problem with this model. Not only no USB CD player is compatible with their Bose audio system, it cannot play WAV files from a USB drive as well. Note also that once you copied a CD to your USB drive, the copyright issues will come into play. I want to play my CDs with the audio quality that matches the Bose audio. Unfortunately, most of commenters on the previously oped thread have an impression that switching to USB carrier is high tech. It is not. The whole evolution seems to be in the direction of downgrading the quality of audio. Even CDs were a step back in the quality. Switching to MP3 was a complete disaster. Listening to lossless sound becomes a privilege. This probably doesn't matter for the boom-boom music, but affects the listeners of classics.

In any event, Honda hasn't been able to explain so far even to their dealers what file types are recognized by Bose. The port will probably recognize only FAT32 (hello to high tech), but no file from a CD can be played.

I think Honda decided to remove the option of listening lossless music because CarPlay is wireless on this model. Any wireless connection destroys the quality. I suppose connecting an iPhone with the cable and switching off Bluetooth may help, but gosh, Honda didn't care even to tell us what file types are supported.

Did anybody resolve this issue in a reasonable way?
 
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Have you tried copying a CD to FLAC to see if it plays? If not, MP3 in 320Kbps would not be discernable from CD quality in a CR-V. It may come as a shock, but Bose is not considered an audiophile brand. That said, even the Mark Levinson system I had in my Lexus did not really benefit from high resolution audio, except to the marketing folks. The weakest link is always the limit. Just driving down the road raises the noise floor high enough to eliminate hundreds of hours of engineering.

Also, as long as you're not selling or giving away your copied CD's, you're not breaking any laws.
 
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Moving at 55 MPH - the stereo sound in the CR-V from a CD cannot be any better than an mp3 at 96 Kbps - most FM radio and all XM/Sirius are not even that good.
The noise from the tires and the wind remove any benefit of better quality sound.

If you really want FLAC - an iPod will connect to the Honda Infotainment center. I know older iPods did not do FLAC. I don't have one any more and wonders if it connects via USB or Bluetooth.
 
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