ITunes CD burns bad audio quality

Audio does not play on non-iTunes devices, such as automobile CD players or other CD or DVD players. Either the sound is completely distorted and/or the player does not recognize the iTunes disc. The imported audio files are in AIF format. Thank you for your attention.
Carson Dunbar

You say you are creating AIF files. The thing is CD players can't play AIF files but your computer can, which may be why it works on your computer but not in other players. The files need to be burned to CDs as Audio format (specified in the burning section of iTunes), not data. The files are similar to AIFF but it makes a world of difference to a CD player which format you use.
If you are doing this correctly you could try things such as slower burn speeds. Your home player is pretty new and should be able to handle burned CDs. Your car player is about the same vintage as a boombox I have in the kitchen that has all kinds of problems with burned CDs though occasionally I can get one to play.

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