Quality will always be a trade-off against file size so you can't optimise both, get used to it. However, what I suggest is using Variable Bit Rate (VBR) compression with an average bit-rate set to aroun 140kbps - this sounds pretty good and results in not too large files. Of course not all MP3 players support VBR MP3 playback but new ones should. To do this I use CD-EX - definitely the best ripper I've seen - it's a free download. It uses Lame or you can choose from a variety of other encoders which come with it.
http://www.cdex.n3.net/
[ 02-14-2004, 01:09 PM: Message edited by: Vaskez ]
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