I use AudioCatalyst's VBR encoding, and I have Dark Side of the Moon ripped and on the empeg. I haven't listened to it in a couple of months (I know, it's almost criminal!) but if I remember correctly, there's a very small, but noticeable, gap of probably less than 1/8 second (although I haven't tried to time this accurately. It's also there in a couple of live albums I have on the empeg.

mac once said that the player shouldn't leave gaps between tracks, so I guess even AudioCatalyst is putting some silence at the end of tracks.

I know this isn't a conclusive answer, but my empeg is about 400-500 miles away during the week (working on client site really sucks!) so I can't check it out easily...

Geoff
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