Andrew - do you know of any program that will convert Real Audio files to MP3? I have the demo version of Wisecroft Ripper and it seems to work OK, but the max bitrate is only 256 Kbps - I wonder if that is enough for high quality, before I spend money for the full version. Josh - sorry, I'm...
Only you can answer if you need WMA. Do you anticipate playing lots of WMA encoded discs? MP3 seems to be the accepted standard. However, if you want WMA, I'd recommend the Alpine CDA-9807. I never tested it for anything other than CD, but people say it is great for handling MP3 and WMA...