How to convert songs to unprotected which have been purchased and are protected

Several years ago, iTunes would classify songs like PROTECTED file format.  This block of songs [900] now posed problems for their use for current playlists because they will NOT work on devices such as my audio system with SONOS.   How can I convert these songs into another format of file without loss of quality of format?   My only option that I can think of is to convert a CD in MP3 format and then reload.  This seems to be a bad choice, because it would be down the grade quality and take a very large amount of time and resources [many discs CD] to accomplish.  Is there a software out there to convert these files.  I searched and not found yet.  I also called Apple and they had no solution for me at this time.

A subscription to Match ($25 per year) iTunes will give you the possibility of re - download songs protected in iTunes no longer protected format (256 kbps AAC). Read this Apple Support article. It is mentioned that this option may not be available for all your songs protected, do not know what the criteria here is. This will / might actually be an upgrade of quality for your purchased version (128 kbit/s in the early days). The other option would be to burn regular CD audio from your protected albums - not MP3 CDs such as the format of the file won't change - and re-rip them one at the time. If you save money without loss, you will have no loss of quality, if you save in any compressed format, there will be a loss of quality due to additional compression. 900 songs will be about 90 CD to rip and burn.

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