I’m looking to hookup with an online music service to get a few singles that I do not have.

Which one would you recommend?

My preferences are high quality music (playable on my Empeg with v2 software) and a huge library of music a 30 something rocker would like.

thanks

iTunes + http://hymn-project.org/ is an option

iTunes + little app I wrote + hymn + dbPowerAmp Converter = right click on m4p file and select "convert to mp3". It's quite nice.

www.warprecords.com has LAME encoded music... great quality, but only stuff on their label.

There's All of mp3, but it's of questionable legality in the US (and probably everywhere besides Russia). Don't know where you are.

Would you be willing to share the little app I wrote?

ITunes seems to be the big name however I’m worried about how much quality I’ll lose all these conversions.

I noticed no one said napster

Well, this passage from the last paragraph of the Wikipedia entry for AllOfMP3 is all I need:

"The legal status of ALLOFMP3 has been discussed extensively at FADMINE, which comes to the conclusion that the site is indeed legal in the U.S. and Russia. Foremost proof is that the RIAA has targeted companies who resell songs bought from ALLOFMP3, but ignore and condone ALLOFMP3."

If you follow that link, it's got some convincing and well-researched (though admittedly not 100% conclusive) arguments that AllOfMP3 isn't just an illegal site the RIAA isn't going after, it's a legal service. Now, obviously, you'd think RIAA would be considering ways to change their arrangement with Russia to close this loophole, but as long as that loophole exists, I'm happy to use it to my advantage.