I just found out this morning... Emusic has finally started to upgrade all of it's music to VBR MP3s. Most are already posted, but it will say on the album page if they are still 128k CBR.

I had a subscription a while back, but I canceled over the quality issue. If I am paying for the tracks I want better quality. It would appear that I wasn't the only one complaining and they decided to listen. They have instigated a 45 tracks a day policy since some were abusing the unlimited system with 'bots and such.

Anyway, EMusic's collection has grown since I was last here. You still can't get some of the more popular pop artists, but there is a lot of odd stuff I haven't been able to find anywhere else. There is no DRM, just unrestricted MP3s. Check out their 50 track free trial if you are so inclined.

("Bootsy" has no professional connection with Emusic... he is just very excited.)