I think I have to reset my iPod. There are a number of songs on it that I do not have on my computer. I would like to transfer them from my iPod to my PC so that once i reset the iPod i can put them back on there.
well resetting your ipod doesn't cause you to lose any of the things on it. your music/videos/photos/etc. will all still be there. but if you want to take things off your ipod and put them on your computer anyway, there's a program called copypod that works really well. that's what i use.
Listen for yourself and compare. The beats won't come as clean, certain intruments lose a lot of volume when you do. 128 should be the minimum, don't go any lower than that as it's already poor quality.