Audible books on 2106 CX-5 GT

[jgf711]

Does anyone know if you can listen to Audible books on a USB stick on a 2106 CX-5 GT?

 

[52804x4]

Can't see why not. What format are the files in?

 

[brillo54]

The 2016 Owners Manual refers to audio books on pages 5-61 and 5-65. The files extensions that are supported are: .mp3, .wma, .aac, .m4a, .wav and .ogg. If your book is in one of these formats, it should work.

 

[mraub1]

I don't think Mazda's (or any other OEM audio system, for that matter) can play audio books in Audible's native format. You probably can play them from a smart phone via Bluetooth or direct connection, though I have never have got my iPhone 5s to properly connect to the Mazda infotainment system via USB. If you want to play them from a memory stick (which is what I do) you'll need to convert the books to MP3. On a Mac I use a cheap little program called Audio Book Converter. I'm sure similar programs are available for Windows. I does take several hours for the conversions to take place. U.S. copyright law forbids a direct conversion from a protected format to an unprotected one, so these programs play the Audible file at high speed and rerecord it as a MP3, which I assume is legal. I don't notice any perceptible degradation in audio quality.

 

[vroom]

I for one would love to see what options are available in the 2106 CX-5! A flux capacitor perhaps... It probably writes the books for you! (Sorry, it was just too easy! )

 

[ljbaroudi]

Not sure if you figured this out already, but yes. My audible books on my iPhone play through Bluetooth, and also with a USB cable.