Thanks for responding. If I import in AAC format, do I need to convert them to MP3 to burn them on a CD for my car stereo? Thanks Kevin >Kevin; > >AAC is a newer compression that is better than MP3. Smaller and more >detail. MP3 is a compressed file to facilitate use on the internet >or maximize storage on your disks. AIFF is the same format as on >your CDs. If you are getting music for the first time (say off your >records) to put on CD record it in AIFF format at 44100 hz . >Exactly what a CD format is, thus there are no changes from your >recording as it goes to CD - one generation only. > >After you have music on CD in AIFF then delete it from itunes and >re-import it as an AAC file to get the benefit of the compression. > >jj >