Low latency patch worth the fuss?

[iwk <debian@vanderkleyn.com>]

Hi there,

I'm just ripping a few CDs' with Grip and even with nice level -20 for 
both ripping & encoding the system "drags" noticeably. The kernel low 
latency patch should in theory offer a solution by improving on the 
resposiveness of the system. But does it in practice? Is it really worth 
the fuss of recompiling the stock (debian) kernel which is working fine? 
Anyone got any practical experience?

Regards,

Iwan