-b 192 -m j -h -V 9 -B 256 --resample 44.1 -q9

I'm using lame 3.96 stable. I want to have a minimum of 192 bitrate and a max of 256 VBR. I use the external encoder option in EAC but it seems all my outputs are 192 bitrate (a 191 or 189 bitrate in file info from winamp). It still says VBR but as my mp3 plays it doesn't fluctuate in bitrate as it shows on winamp's front with other VBR mp3's I've seen. With the coding, does it override the EAC bitrate selection? Thanks.

I changed it around and started using:
--vbr-new -b 192 -m j -V 0 -B 320 -F --resample 44.1 -q 0

Does anyone know if having -q 0 should you put -h there, since -h = -q 2? Also does anyone know the difference between vbr new and vbr old? Which is better?

I use --preset standard with EAC & it doesn't override the setting I have inputted.

But looking at your command line, that's the least of your problems.

There is a List of recommended LAME settings thread

Apparently -q 2 (alias -h) is recommended over -q 0. The difference is so small as to not be worth the EXTREMELY increased encoding time, unless you can post ABX results that say otherwise.

As you can see here, -V 9 is targeted to 65kbs, has a lowpass of 10kHz and is normally resampled to 24kHz. With the -b 192 option you force LAME to use a minimum of 192kbs-Frames, but normally he would use something around 65kbs. He would never use a frame like 256kbs or 320kbs. So in your case every frame is set to your minimum limit. But it's still VBR
Well, but you still have the 10kHz lowpass. So these files should sound awfull.

--vbr-new -b 192 -m j -V 0 -B 320 -F --resample 44.1 -q 0
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--vbr-new -V 0 -b 192 -m j -B 320 -F --resample 44.1 -q 0

Why --resample 44.1:
--vbr-new -V 0 -b 192 -F -q 0

Why -q 0: to slow, not really necessary:
--vbr-new -V 0 -b 192 -F

Why -F? Let LAME decide, which bitrate it requires:
--vbr-new -V 0 -b 192

why -b 192? Let LAME decide, which bitrate it requires:
--vbr-new -V 0
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--preset fast extreme

Use this! But only if you can tell the diffrence to

--preset standard == -V 2

Why not just using "--preset standard" or just "-V2" ?

Perhaps there's some reason that he's selected a maximum bitrate, such as a buggy device that doesn't support 320kbps frames. If that's the case he could use this:
lame --preset standard -B 256 (or lame -V2 -B 256 which is the same thing in 3.96)