MP3 Encoders

What do you guys recommend for mp3 encoders? Did some searching at tucows, got a few hits back, but nothing really jumped out at me. What do you guys use?

grip with the LAME encoder
works like a charm

oggenc.... You really need to try Grip + oggenc - Ogg Vorbis is so much nicer than MP3.

If you can't live without "the man'" music format, then by all means be a lamer !

[Feztaa]

I agree, lame is the best mp3 encoder, but mp3s as a whole are lame

Ogg Vorbis rules! oggenc forever!

(btw, just got the vorbis tools successfully installed on my LFS box, now I can listen to my tunes... ;D)

[civ1492]

if you already have mp3s and want to convert them try:
http://oggasm.sourceforge.net/
a nice program that can convert mp3s into ogg format that lets you keep the id3 tags ..