Converting Audio Files to AAC format

I have a mix of MPEG and AAC files in iTunes. Is there an advantage to converting all files to AAC?

YOGenereally, you shouldn't convert from a lossy format AAC or MP3) to another lossy fomrat.
It's called loss because you lose information when you convert it.
If you only use these files on the computer and the iPod, I'd recommend AAC. Better quality at same bit rate as MP3.

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