The advice about filenames is good, but I haven't ripped my classical discs yet, so I haven't hit it in practice. Another reason why things have gone painlessly so far is that I actually rip to mp3 using default set-ups, i.e., filenaming is taken care of. I use either iTunes or windows media player set at 320 kbps. Since everyone I tried it on lost the ability to tell the difference by about 192 kbps I'm confident that I'm losing little if any quality and the result is good enough for me and those that use the SB. Sir G you may prefer to use one of these more user-friendly options if you have problems with setup of EAC.