Good point, Ineedcolor.

I should have mentioned what you would expect. It varies, depending on the complexity of the song.

I find older, less complex (vocal, little instrumentation) types of music usually average out to 140-160kb/s

Your typical Top 40 music of today averages out to 190-210kb/s.

Just now, I used MP3 Manager 32 to list the songs I have that came out with the highest average bit rate using alt preset standard.

Here are the top 5:

"Is Anyone Home?" - Alice Cooper - The Life And Crimes of Alice Cooper - 253kb/s

"Black Black Heart 2.0" - David User - Morning Orbit - 253kb/s

"The Night That Minnie Timperley Died" - Pulp - We Love Life - 240kb/s

"Bob Lind (The Only Way Is Down" - Pulp - We Love Life - 240kb/s

"Record Companies" - Tricky - Angels With Dirty Faces - 237kb/s

I also know from experience that Aerosmith, Weezer, and Fatboy Slim come out with pretty high bitrates.

chris myden