Uhh... dumbasses. Don't they realize computer CD players and CD Ripper programs can also go into analog mode? Shieeeeet.....

That's actually pretty simple to do. I had my computer set up like that when I was testing out the Game Theater XP. All you do is connect the output of the Game Theater to the input of the Dio with a cable. I used the analog connectors, as S/PDIF has limitations. After that's done, you have to...

I still use Fraunhofer's MP3ENC 3.1 command-line encoder for archive purposes. LAME is fast and sounds good and all, but stuff encoded with it has always seemed too bright and agitating to me. It also produces more clipping than MP3ENC, as well as still producing more sound artifacts (remember...