ok i'm about to buy SSL and i've already got a powerbook. i've been a strictly vinyl dj for 5 years now, and have barely ever played cd's. however, when i have played cd's made from mp3's that i downloaded off the net, i could definitely hear a difference in sound quality. i dunno it just sounded shitty to me through the club's speakers---mp3's sound really, i don't know, "squished" to me. definitely lacking warmth.

now ideally i'd like to use all aiff files when i get up and running with SSL, but that's gonna burn up a lotta space on my hard drive. so my question to you guys is, is there a noticeable difference in sound quality between wav/aiff and mp3? what is your experience with playing mp3's in the club? do you guys feel overall that in pales in comparison to vinyl?