Well, talking about music on a music forum doesn't sound like the best use, eh? Maybe we should just continue to post one word replies and smilies instead. Ya.
BTW - As mentioned elsewhere, for general playing I've found that I only need 192kbps and that there was no noticeable difference going to higher resolutions when I compared them on a $3,000 stereo system I used to have. Since all I have that's not stored are iPods and Sharper Image towers that the iPods plug in to, I've got most of my music in iTunes which can definitely be slow at times. I noticed that Media Monkey says it's designed for larger collections and has some compatibility with iPods. Have you been able to compare the two yourself?