As mentioned I have a SD card 200Gb in the slot but I want to try to keep 50% free to use for photos and docs. Your right about the low price for memory and size, amazing when I think back to older times.

Went for the dbpoweramp as I have a lot more CDs to rip and hope it will be consistent.

Did a test to convert from MP3 320bit down to 190 bit and impressed at speed, 2 CDs converted in 1.45 mins which is good given the amount I have to convert and all data in place. Sound seems good but will do some blind tests on my partner and see if she can spot the differance between 320 and 190 bit on head phones and speaker.

Going to read a bit more on the use and configuration and then hit the button on the big batch and let it run this evening.

Thanks again for the help and advice. Cheers.