Hello All

After much expermenting on my part, and listening on a variety of systems, I have settled on using 100% VBR. I don't mind the larger files as sound quality was more important for my overall satisfaction. I am currently using v7.0 of Music Match Jukebox and have been pleased with it's performance. My files are typically between 195-205 Kbps and about 6-8 MB in size on average. This means that I've been able to squeeze about 1800 songs onto my 12 GB player. I use my computer to play music through my home stereo and the music sounds as good as CD to my ears (and as good in the car too). I keep a large archive of songs on my HDD so reloading the player with new/different tunes on occasion is no problem....

John