[molex]

I use 128kbps mp3 which works fine with me for about 90% of my music.
But like FG suggested to me a while back I've decided to stick with it and if I come across something that sounds bad at that bitrate, I'll re-encode from the original.
Luckily, apart from about 20 songs on my player, either myself or my brother own the CD. So I've started carrying a note book around and writing down songs which I think may need re-recording. In a few weeks I'm back to the family ranch for a bit of a rest between working and uni. If I do decide to re-encode, that’s when it's going to happen. At least it'll give me something to do.
But the best advice is not to get hung up on what sounds good to others.
Hell, Abba sounds good to some of my friends! Just proves we all have different ideas on what is audibility pleasing.