[vikulenka]

Originally Posted by Dave C

I have though about that but was concerned that there would be a loss of quality associated with the conversion . Also, I had read that the conversion programs tend to mess up tags & album art work and I can not face retagging 700 albums.

You can convert to Mp3 from within iTunes. Just rightclick on track or several tracks. It will create a second file with all the same tags (minus playcounts, play dates, etc.) For non-audiophile like myself that is sufficient.