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[HEADPAN62]

in the process of downloading my music from itunes to the memory card... it looks like mp4 files.. will they play??

[duranh]

I transferred my iTunes library over and they played,

[HEADPAN62]

really? Well I'm not impressed with the souind quality at all. sounds way better out of my ipod

[HEADPAN62]

would not play my itunes like yours did. you must had converted the files to mp3.... from what itunes uses, which is mp4

[duranh]

I didn't convert anything, I just opened windows explorer and copied the files across. I agree with HEADPAN62 the sound was not impressive so I pulled the memory card out and went back to using the iPod.

[DDavidson]

From what I've read. The iTunes (M4P) need to be in MP3 format. You can set iTunes CD import settings to MP3. Re-import all your music from CDs.

Music purchased from the iTunes store in M4P format needs to be burned to a CD then imported to iTunes to become MP3. Lot of work. Create a playlist of select iTunes songs then burn to a cd then re-import as MP3.

There is software for purchase that will mimic a virtual CD drive that makes the task much easier in that the music is loaded in a partition on your hard drive then imported to iTunes.

All of my CD music that I made into MP3 format and play on the 665 sounds way better and louder than the satellite radio. (I have yet to convert the M4P type purchased from iTunes.)

[bikerboy53]

From what I've read. The iTunes (M4P) need to be in MP3 format. You can set iTunes CD import settings to MP3. Re-import all your music from CDs.

Music purchased from the iTunes store in M4P format needs to be burned to a CD then imported to iTunes to become MP3. Lot of work. Create a playlist of select iTunes songs then burn to a cd then re-import as MP3.
There is software for purchase that will mimic a virtual CD drive that makes the task much easier in that the music is loaded in a partition on your hard drive then imported to iTunes.

All of my CD music that I made into MP3 format and play on the 665 sounds way better and louder than the satellite radio. (I have yet to convert the M4P type purchased from iTunes.)

Do an internet search for "MP4 to MP3 converter" or something like that. You can find free converters and don't have to go through the wringer you're going through now.

[dp]

I converted my Itunes to MP3 and agree the sound quality sucks on th Zumo 660.

[cvobiker]

I have learned not to rip my music with iTunes and to store my music in a completely separate folder not associated with iTunes.  IMO, iTunes 'sucks' because of Apple's property conversion process and if your not careful using iTunes, your music library can become useless with other players. I rip and store my music (MP3) in a separate hard drive & folder which i use strictly for my music server. I use both a Mac desktop and laptop and I use MAX to encode all my music and Decibel to play my music, both are free downloads. If i download any music with iTunes, I keep that music in a separate iTunes folder on my music server.  iTunes has a way to dominate and take over your stored music, so be careful, don't mix iTunes files with other MP3 files. And as far as sound quality, the decoder chip in the Garmin GPS is not a quality chip. In other words, your music sounds much better with any manufacture MP3 player verses the on-board Garmin GPS player. I have a SanDisk MP3 player and when i play music using the SanDisk ported through the Aux. the music quality is as good as it gets. When i take the same SD Card and play the same music using my Garmin GPS player,,, YUK   The sound quality you guys are having has nothing to do with your music files, it's simply the crappy player in the Garmin GPS system...

[Rio]

e-mail me and send me a 8GB card and i will load it with 1,254 songs MP3 format.  wide variety, mainly 60's-90's

[cvobiker]

e-mail me and send me a 8GB card and i will load it with 1,254 songs MP3 format.  wide variety, mainly 60's-90's

Be careful, the music copyright cops will become your best friend in short order.... Happend to a friend of mine in 2003,,,, he is still paying for the mess he got in..