Converting all my mp3s to w

I'm getting semi-close to filling up my zen sleek (only a few more gbs left on it), so I'm going to convert ALL my music to wmas, I think. Creative audio converter works good/fast for me, so I'm going to use that. Now, on the "Set Destination Format" options, under WMA, what should I choose? Should I leave it at 28 kbps? I just want to make sure I keep the quality good and make the size smaller. Thanks.

Number - Coverting MP3 files to WMA files will result in files that sound much worse that if you had created the WMA files directly from the CDs. Far better to re-rip than convert.
Number 2 - Coverting from MP3-28 to WMA28 will result in files that are exactly the same size, which sound worse because of the recompression.
If you really want to do this, we need to know the bitrate of your MP3 files. If you are starting with 28kbps MP3, then I would just leave them alone. The quality loss to go to a lower bitrate WMA will be huge.
If you are starting with 320kbps MP3 files, then you can save lots of space going to 28kbps WMA files. You will give up a bit of sound quality, but it could be acceptable. You would need to test it out to see what you think.
I would NEVER go below 28kbps WMA....

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If they are in a format that iTunes cannot handle, you need convert them first, with a converter.

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AAC and MP3 are almost identical in files size at the same bit rate.
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At 128 kbps, file sizes are ~1/10th the size of AIFF or WAV.
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