Settings for best sound

With 160GB I hoped to transfer many CDs to the iPod but the sound quality is unacceptable. The mid-range usually disappears. Really, didn't any of the Apple engineers notices the absence of the brass sections.
Anyway, I'm encoding with Apple Lossless and the the equalizer is disabled during play. Anything else I can do?
I expect I'll return this tomrrow but I thought I would seek wiser counsel until then.
Thanks for your help.
Tom Morris

I've found that the best sound quality is when the EQ is either off or on FLAT. Any other preset is complete garbage.

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