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hi all, I want to put my cd collection onto either my MacBook Pro or my iMac, I have a cd player with a headphone jack, 3.5 mm type, is there a cable to go from the cd player headphone jack into either of my apple products as above to allow me to do this. thanks, Kevin Marsden.

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 12.6

Posted on Mar 23, 2023 10:15 AM

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Posted on Mar 23, 2023 10:31 AM

I do not know of any CD player or cable that will work with iTunes that way. You will need a true CD or DVD drive (with a USB port). For more info, see:

Import songs from CDs into iTunes on PC - Apple Support

OOPS, wrong forum! Instead, see:

Import songs from CDs into Music on Mac - Apple Support


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