Wma files play on Mac but not in iTunes?

Hi
I have a few .wma music files which play great in the Finder (the usual set of music controls in the preview window) and also in QuickTime, but I can't get them into iTunes where I want them.
Since the Mac has various ways it recognises and plays these files, it must be a simple matter to get them into iTunes, no? Trouble is, the (no doubt) obvious answer hasn't hit me yet!
(The long-winded way would be to output the music from QuickTime on the headphone socket of the Mac and record it on my hi-fi minidisc, then record it back to iTunes via Griffin iMic, but that seems like a sledgehammer to crack a nut, as well as losing something from two further sets of compression, WMA > ATRAC > AAC).
Anyone help?

The "long-winded way" isnt' necessary if you're willing to spend a bit of money. You can convert them with EasyWMA or with QuickTime Pro and the Flip4Mac import codec (not the free version) and so save a few steps and conversions.

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