I have really searched for this option but can't found it. Where is it? No, the 256k VBR version is only for my archiv. These files are only for recompression, if I need the music in an other format like mp3. I'm using 128k for my iPod and normal listening. And the small space on my iPod is the reason to save as much as possible. I hope the next iPod gen will have a 80gig version.