Best CD ripper & MP3 encoder for Mandrake?

[crazyray]

I prefer one that uses LAME and allows the creation of VBR files. GUI for us linux noobs.

[Germ]

I use grip and ripperx with bladeenc. Both will also use lame encoder.

[nukes]

I think GRIP comes with Mandrake doesn't it. It was in the menus when I installed it on my bro's PC. Under What to do-> Rip a CD.
I also use BladeEnc, but it does support LAME as well. Nice easy-to-use GUI and will get the track names etc from cddb and use that. It will also create playlists etc.
http://nostatic.org/grip/

[crazyray]

GRIP it is then. I'll see if I can locate LAME for linux and try to configure this ...

[nukes]

http://lame.sourceforge.net

[Epyon9283]

I use T.E.A.R.

I was using GRIP pretty successfully, but I was making .oggs, not MP3s...

[Germ]

You know you can load a CD, open konqueror file manager, click the "Services" button by the sidebar, then "Audio CD Browser" and drag-n-drop .ogg files?

Germ