make sure you setup iTunes (in preferences) to rip at higher than the default. As for the discs that are not official and came from live recordings, you will have to add all of the track titles, so you may want to start collecting those. One you add "Even Rats" though, you'll have an easier time naming another even rats as iTunes keeps a database of all your artists and track titles and utilizes it for autofilling the fields. I'm still shopping for my own car audio upgrade solution. I want to be able to plug the ipod directly into the deck so it displays track info, and so I can control the iPod. New ipods will liekly be coming out in january or february. I'd keep that in mind too.