Hmm, I heard about mp3s and pretty much dismissed the concept outright. I couldn't fathom only listening to music from my PC, and I never felt it was right to download them without paying for them. So really the technology never made sense. Well not until a coworker opened up his empeg. Then there was a sudden epiphany and the rest is history. I still haven't downloaded any mp3's except for BuyMusic.com, and even then a handful at that. The first CD I ripped was . . . was . . . hmmm I have no idea, actually.