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Mac & iTunes geniuses... help

I have an iTunes library of CDs ripped to AIFF in a peripheral hard drive.

AIFFs are great when storage space is no problem, but it is a problem on my iTouch. AIFFs take up the gbs pretty quickly.

So I’m thinking that a work-around would be to rip cds that I’d want to have on my iTouch into Apple Lossless. The quality on an iTouch with Ultimate Ears would be about the same, but with more music on the iTouch with A’ Lossless.

So how do I create a second library of ripped CDs in A’ Lossless and how do I toggle easily between the two libraries?

And how do I create a playlist for the iTouch in iTunes that reflects the A’ Lossless files in the new library?

This seems like a simple problem, but my experiments haven’t panned out. Describing the want seems easier than realizing its satisfaction!
Your help is appreciated.

:) listening,

Ed
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Ed,

If you are going to all the trouble and are looking to save space then you might want to consider just going down to 320mp3. I seriously doubt you will be able to hear a difference on the ipod. Heck 320s are pretty good sounding on the main rig for me and I don't even get not going Apple Lossless on your whole collection. You can seriously hear a difference between AIFF files and MP4? I can't and even Wavelength audio and Ayre say to go lossless. I guess it doesn't make that much difference since hard drive space is so cheap these days. But it is nice to save the space for the ipods.

Try comparing 320 to apple lossless on your ipod. I bet you can't tell them apart.

I have the same problem. My kids who could care less about MP4 vs MP3 can only get a few albums in their Ipod nanos.
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