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      1 year ago

      Then for you it doesn’t matter. But it may matter to people you share your music with, and I think higher-quality should proliferate instead of lower-quality.

      Also I listened to that A/B test - glitchy mess on my android phone for some reason, but still got 23/25 with my $10 Panasonic earbuds.

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        1 year ago

        Most people can’t tell. That’s why 128kb streaming is doing so well. It’s also why “hifi” streaming is just snake oil, and FLAC and any bitrate above 128 is a waste of space. Anybody’s who’s into music should take that test and figure out if they should be storing FLACs and paying for things like Tidal.

        But it takes all sorts, like for example listening to FLAC with $10 Panasonic earbuds.