Hi Alan, this is a question best sent to the PC Audio list, as it covers all MP3 players out there including Winamp. PC Audio is a general audio list so they can probabaly help you better there; thanks. Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: Allan Wong To: winamp4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 5:14 AM Subject: CBR and VBR hi, Refer to my subject above, I want to know, what is the difference in between "VBR" and "CBR" in mp3 ripping format? all your advice will highly appreciate. Regards, Allan Wong