[Rosieo]

Quick question - I have a new iPod and don't know a lot about it. I have music in my iTunes that I got from my own CD's. Do I need too convert these to Mp3 format before I put them onto my iPod? Or do I leave them as is?

[richwig83]

What format are they???

MP3 or AAC will be fine!!!

[Rosieo]

They are AAC. Is there an advantage to converting them to mp3 or is AAC just fine. Thanks!

[ghporter]

AAC works fine on an iPod. Any format that iTunes will import from a CD should work on your iPod.

There are differing schools of thought about which format is better and so on, but for most people with normal hearing and what I would consider reasonably priced headphones, there is no noticeable difference in sound quality.

One thing to consider: if you want these songs from your CDs in a different format, import them again with the different encoder selected. Converting a song has the potential for introducing errors which would come through as noise, pops, or distortion. Much better to avoid that possibility and just reimport with a different encoder.

[slpdLoad]

Stick with AAC. You might even save a few megs of space on your iPod in the process.

[Rosieo]

Thanks for the quick responses. I will stay with the AAC!