Well, I've encoded a few CD's according to the article by Chris Myden, and yes the quality is noticeably better with EAC\LAME than with what I've been using before, especially with recordings that weren't that great to begin with. But, the file sizes are also huge. I can appreciate the concept...

Thanks Zin! I'll check it out. I've actually seen Lamme on a number of posts on other discussion boards. Must be a consensus.

I just bought an Apple iPod (20GB PC version), and some Sennheiser 497s, so I'm investing more in the concept of MP3 encoding. I've used a variety of encoders without much distinction between them, but as of late have been wondering whether or not there is a "reference" MP3 encoding product(s)...