

The result showed that that 52 per cent preferred the MP3, 30 per cent the lossless audio, and 18 per cent could not tell the difference.

In 2013, audio blogger Archimage conducted a survey to test the audibility of uncompressed audio versus 320kbps MP3 in a blind (unless you cheated) experiment so listeners did not know which was which. There are compromises but the difference between Apple Music's humble 256kbps AAC and a lossless CD quality file is hard to hear. Lossless formats are a neat technical solution to the fact that uncompressed formats store data that humans cannot hear. Epic, Spotify, ProtonMail and pals rise up as one against Apple's 30% cut, call for end to Cupertino-style markets READ MOREĪ dig at Eilish and O'Connell? The problem is that audio technology is a slippery subject and there is risk of misinformation both from the industry and from enthusiasts convinced of the value of things such as boutique cables or equipment supports, for which the benefits are hard to prove.
