Have you considered using FLAC instead?

[J.B. Nicholson-Owens]

Marek Matulka wrote:
> Thanks in advance for any ideas,

I suggest considering converting your Monkey's audio files to FLAC 
because FLAC is much better supported by default on Fedora GNU/Linux and 
unlike making Ogg Vorbis or MP3 files, conversion to FLAC won't be a 
lossy conversion.  Rhythmbox can play FLAC files without problem, even 
play them via DAAP (although GStreamer's FLAC seeking over DAAP isn't 
implemented so you can only play them straight through).

I don't think the conversion will cost you anything but time.  Even if 
you create bigger files the new FLAC files won't be /that/ much bigger, 
and you shouldn't lose any metadata.

I imagine you could make a script (or ask for someone to help you make 
one) that will convert one file and then use the find command to run 
that script on all of your Monkey's Audio files.