The codecs have gotten better. Modern Opus or AAC encoding strips away frequencies humans don't hear. Being Flacless means accepting that you are probably not a bat, and that’s okay.
When data is removed, the spatial cues that tell your brain where an instrument is located in a 3D space are often the first to go. Lossless audio maintains this "air" around the performers. 3. Future-Proofing
The codecs have gotten better. Modern Opus or AAC encoding strips away frequencies humans don't hear. Being Flacless means accepting that you are probably not a bat, and that’s okay.
When data is removed, the spatial cues that tell your brain where an instrument is located in a 3D space are often the first to go. Lossless audio maintains this "air" around the performers. 3. Future-Proofing flacless