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AAC, AIFF, Lossless, MP3

Hey everyone... In anticipation of receiving an iPod for Christmas I burned all of my favorite songs from my CD collection using iTunes into Apple Lossless. I have about 10 gig worth of songs that need to fit into an 8 gig Nano and would like extra space for future songs, photos, etc.

What is the best option where I won't hear too much of a difference from Lossless format but takes up less space?

Thanks!
portugal11
tvad
9,467 posts
 
On your iPod, you won't hear a difference between Apple Lossless and MP3 (which saves lots of disc space).
herman
1,974 posts
 
That is up to you. Convert a few of the lossless files to MP3 at various rates and listen. Choose the one that sounds OK to you.
thedautch
329 posts
 
I dunno, Tvad...if he has good earphones, he might be able to hear a difference. If he's using the stock pair, then I completely agree with you.

On a separate note, I like how Apple lets you have much more memory at a small price premium. My 80 GB version is literally only $100 more than an 8 GB Nano ($349 vs. $249), and a 30 GB version is only $50 more ($299).
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