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Ok here's a question I get some humming in my stereo, only when I play a cd with MP3's. It doesn't do it when I play regular CD's. If it matters i have a pioneer 7400 Headunit.

 
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It maybe the encoding of the MP3s. Do you download them, what bitrate? if you encode them yourself, try encode at a higher rate. I like to encode at 320 kbps VBR

 
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Its due to the encoding, and ripping. Whoever ripped it didnt do a good job. I can tell cuz I have some of those kind of MP3's that sound like crap on the car stereo.

 
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yea i noticed that too. i download mp3s off kazza so pertty much all the mp3s 128kbps.
but i love mp3 though

 
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try ripping some cds yourself and converting them to MP3s to test. if you still get the humming, them its a speaker/head unit thing.make sure that when you rip them, they are in the best quality.
i use easy cd-da extractor. if you want, i can email it to you.

 
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I know that I have used multiple bit rates nothing less than 128. The song may sound like crap, there is a humm. The song sounds good and still a humm. I will try to rip my own cd, and see if there is a difference. If not awe hell. Thanks for the input

 
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interesting problem you have, i have another mp3 related problem:

with mp3 files i burn onto CD with my computer, the mp3 h/u in the car does not recognise them? what could be wrong here?

i have a JVC KD-S785

any help would be most appreciated

 
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make sure that after burning, you close the session. the option for that should be when you're first config. to burn. cds that are not closed will not be read.

 
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i'm pretty sure i close the session

maybe try some other things like reducing the speed or using different brand of CD's

this never happened to you?

 
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This happened to me with the first cd's i made, or it sounds like it. If you are not using Nero get it. I was using that pathetic ROXIO crap and it did have the options to make an MP3 Cd (or at least I am to lazy to see if it did). Used Nero haven't had a problem with making the CD's

 
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definately use nero! no other burning program can compare.
also, did you set it so that it DOES NOT allow multi-session? that may help.
burn speed does not matter. i usually burn at 40x for cd-r and 12x for cd-rw.
and both work fine in my car.