I'm not sure what you mean when you say " any mp3 will forever lose information in the original wave file" What information is lost forever?

I still don't "hear" any difference burning CD'S or converting to KN7000 SDCard no matter if it's a WAVE MP3 or WMA.

Walt I did not know that GoldWave was a no limit shareware. Maybe I'll give it a try. Thanks
Larry