Okay, after this post, I got to wondering..
Which encoder do ya'll prefer? I never really thought about it, and I have a vague recollection from (a loooong time ago?) that LAME was, well, Lame was.
I used to encode everything at 128k (now I do VBR), and I do everything 'manually' - from ripping (CDDAO) to encoding (Cool Edit or Sound Forge) I think both are using FhG (or something like that?)

I never gave it much thought until the other post. So, what is the general consensus? (FTR, I have WinXP, and never get any pops, clicks, scratches or noise, unless it's in the source to begin with.. Pink Floyd on Vinyl. Played thru an MP3 player. Gotta love it.)

Me.