[mylife]

the difference is huge

[Ikeon]

Obviously picachudad only listens to talk radio..

[Rocco DiPippo]

Yes, the difference is huge. I produce music, including my own, in a recording studio in my home and I spend a lot of time working there. The audible difference between a WAV version and a 128kbps mp3 is huge. I hate mp3s, but unfortunately most of the stuff on the streaming sites are low resolution mp3, so I think folks are used to the rattiness and harshness inherent with them. Like everything else in our culture the listening experience has been degraded.