The fact is, the opinion of the vast majority of users is that Lame produces mp3s that sound more like the actual cd than any other encoder. If the files sound different to you, I can only assume that MusicMatch is inferior and that you have adjusted the eq to compensate. You might want to throw a straight wav file on the Empeg and see if it too has brighter highs and lacking bass. My guess is that it will.

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