Plus, LAME is a high fidelity encoder designed for high bit rate not commercial grade mp3s. The comercial encoders actually do a better job at comercial bit rates because they are designed with 128 bit rate as the target. It is probably the low bit rate you don't like. If you have high end play back equipment, 128s are a waste of time. There are indie sites that sell lossless and HiFi mp3s. I THINK eMusic is an indie site.
