Would anybody with MP3 experience like to go out on a limb here, and recommend which encoder is best given the following priorities: I don't care in the least how long the encoding takes; I am only marginally concerned about file sizes (I'll have either 10, 18, 0r 20GB to play with, depending...); I will pay nearly any cost or penalty to maximize sound quality.

At this point I have had no experience with MP3. Do I have a big learning curve ahead of me? Am I doomed to disappointment?

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