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iTunes, winamp, media player etc. will make MP3's, but your control is limited, and quality NOT guarantee'd.

The best way to ensure perfectly ripped MP3's is to use the LAME encoder, and use EAC for ripping CD's. http://mp3.radified.com/eac_lame.htm looks like it has a pretty decent explanation of ...

Of course, if you're worried deleting the pref's file, you DONT have to delete it. Try moving it to the desktop. If you lose something important, copy it back!

Just google'd 'RME Multiface'... so I answered my own question about what sound interface you use. It seems fairly unlikely that that thing is responsible for messed up sound.
I have a feeling it could be the card bus card in your laptop. the possible laptop heat is messing with the card IMO after ...

My experience levels with the music side of things is extremely small... i'm an almost complete noob with all this stuff.

However, PCs are my thing, and have been for donkey's. So i'm in a pretty good position to try and help you out.

As everyone has said, heat does seem to be a likely culprit ...

Agreeing with the use of LAME. Someone told me the 3.9.0.3 build version is the only one worth using (though this is completely hearsay, Ive never done any tests to verify).

The best way to get quality sound with decent compression is to use the "--alt-preset standard" switch. Its LAME's preset for ...