I like RW's suggestion. It's great if you can enjoy the smaller files.
I discovered I wasn't interested in listening to music (as opposed to spoken word) on my iPod unless the files were 16/44 lossless and the interface was a SendStation line out dock and a portable headphone amp. That was after trying 128 KB, 192 KB and 320 KB VBR MP3s. ( I did not rip 50GB of files four times, though. :P )
The 256 and 320 versions were OK but... over time I just found I wasn't very interested. So what I do now is cycle old music off and new music onto the iPod when space gets tight and I want a change.
I discovered I wasn't interested in listening to music (as opposed to spoken word) on my iPod unless the files were 16/44 lossless and the interface was a SendStation line out dock and a portable headphone amp. That was after trying 128 KB, 192 KB and 320 KB VBR MP3s. ( I did not rip 50GB of files four times, though. :P )
The 256 and 320 versions were OK but... over time I just found I wasn't very interested. So what I do now is cycle old music off and new music onto the iPod when space gets tight and I want a change.