Lossy to lossy transcodes always cause more degradation, so it's better to keep your lossy files in their original format without any re-encoding. Easy transco

Lossy to lossy transcodes always cause more degradation, so it's better to keep your lossy files in their original format without any re-encoding. Easy transcodes to various lossy formats are the primary reason for a well maintained and curated library of proper FLACs (or ALACs). The main advantage being that your can fit more great sounding music on your space-limited device. Disk space is cheap, but upgrades on your phone are probably not. Even if your Music collection fits easily, why not have more room for other media / apps?