Sorry if my sentence was unclear dan, but the EAC rips are the apple lossless. EAC rips using itunesencode to create the apple lossless. The bitrates of my mp3s vary by source, but I can still hear a difference between the lossless and my 260 VBR rips (lossless rips seem slightly fuller bodied with a greater resolution of detail, take this with a grain of salt however as those rips were done with different software so any comparisons are hard to make). Thanks as well on the weigh in for digital out, as it is I am using the analog out until I can afford/settle on a DAC. Is there a DAC you are using that you'd recommend?
