Gosh, I didn't realise that it would be that easy!

Thanks for all your help.

Richard,
I saved my cd's onto a hard drive using the AAC format and I realise that the i-pod won't give the best of sounds but it's so conveninet. And I still have the originals for when I want to sit and listen properly. Although as I get older I'm not sure how big the difference is to my decreasingly motile cochlear hair cells!

Cheers
K/van