I am just getting started with MP3 playback on my Mac 500MHz G4 with DVD RAM drive. I used SoundJam 2.5.1 to rip files from CDs and then played them through new Monsoon 500 speakers to test them out. I was really disappointed to discover very weak vocal tracks, not at all like when I play the CDs through a regular CD unit. What am I doing wrong? I know that if everyone had this quality of playback, the MP3 revolution would have fizzled. Any help would be welcomed. Thanks.

[Kozmik]

SoundJam's encoder sucks. Try N2MP3 or Audio Catalyst.

[DBursey]

Make sure you're not running SJ in karaoke mode. As you might guess, this mode attenuates the voice frequency range so the kiddies can sing along. A possibility worth checking.