<< Well . . . I like Audio Catalyst. I like the interface, and it does very well. I ripped all of my CDs onto my computer at 256K, and they sound very good.
I like AC so much I bought it, as a matter of fact. >>
I'm sorry. I used to be like you too 😉
EAC is free. Razorlame & LAME are free.
Go figure.