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doesn't the empeg have problems with mono MP3s?

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I suspect that you're thinking of the problems with low-sample-rate MPEG 2.5 files. They play correctly; it's just seek (including going to bookmarks) that's broken. Also, the uploaders get the duration and bitrate wrong.

It's something that I know I can live with until the next release. I invite others to make their own decisions.