So does that mean that as long as you rip at a high kbps all softwear is about the same.The reason I ask is I used the free version of musicmatch and ripped at 328kpbs the highest it would go.

There is one other distinction. The high frequency rolloff. If musicmatch rolls of the high frequencies, then there are other products which don't (or at least have an option to roll them off higher than other packages), and you might want to use one of those.

The important thing is that some of the best software is free or very cheap (Audiograbber, EAC, LAME).

Anyone know where the free version of Musicmatch rolls off the highs?