Ah ha! The usual suspects are responding. BZ is prolly still recovering from the Attack of the Cyclists at the Saturday W2W rest stop.

iTunes and winamp: when you say "authorize" additional computers, can I download from the iPod to the PC when I sync? So maybe I wouldn't have to re-rip everything immediately? Or use 3rd party SW just to create a backup before I start this project.

Re the classical issue: I can't find anything on winamp's site about the specific metadata which can be recorded, i.e., composer vs artist