Urban is right, you know. There isn't much of a reason to make hearing music harder and less efficient unless you're not actually in it for the music alone. And the whole thing about it sounding better... well... it doesn't. At least I don't think it does objectively. Technology has made it possible for us to hear pristine music at the drop of a hat. Sure, compression algorithms may take something away from the experience, but there's a certain point where we are no longer able to discern the difference with respect to objectivity aside from preconceived notions. That someone would not embrace an effective and legitimate route to experiencing music speaks less to quality than to nostalgia or enforced perceptions, however, I do understand how such perceptions might play into the experience for those people.
If I want to listen to good music, I'll do so in whichever medium allows me to the easiest. After all, that's the end goal, right? Listening to good music?
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