Been converting all of my music (@3000 tunes) from AAC to LAME mp3 because I wanted, among other things, the equalizer option. Then, I install the latest build today and find a "Hardware Equalizer" setting.
Don't know how this works, but even AAC files sound much better and no more skipping (5g, 60GB).
And I just wanted to say thanks to all involved with this project. It's an awesome alternative.