#audio fidelity

Does anyone else get annoyed by how compressed Spotify's podcasts sound compared to Apple Music?

Are audiophiles just placebo addicts, or can you truly hear the difference between Spotify and lossless?

Do minimalist earbuds sacrifice too much sound quality just to look cool in your ears?

Does streaming’s obsession with lossless audio actually matter when most people are listening through cheap earbuds?

Does choosing a high-bitrate MP3 over a lossless file make you an audio philistine, or just practical?

Is the obsession with ‘analog warmth’ in music production just nostalgia for older, worse tech?

Is vinyl’s warmth actually just nostalgia for distortion that we engineered out decades ago?

Do podcasts sound better when you stop obsessing over bitrate and just enjoy the story?

Can lossless streaming justify its cost when most people can't hear the difference?

Is anyone with a 128kbps Spotify subscription even qualified to discuss audio fidelity?