In the age of 4K,8K video streaming, free efficient lossless codecs and yearly $1000 phone upgrades why do we even bother to ask the question of lossy vs lossless audio for entertainment? It's not a matter of disc capacity anymore. You can have the best for "free".
If we do ABX test you will find out that people can't even make the difference between the original artist and a cover artist let alone lossy vs lossless. Should we just use cover artists at concerts?
The brain adapts quickly to lower quality be it visual, audio, olfaction or gustatory. Does it mean we should ingest the most we can tolerate because we get used to it so we can run on more efficient/cheap resources/content ?
If we do ABX test you will find out that people can't even make the difference between the original artist and a cover artist let alone lossy vs lossless. Should we just use cover artists at concerts?
The brain adapts quickly to lower quality be it visual, audio, olfaction or gustatory. Does it mean we should ingest the most we can tolerate because we get used to it so we can run on more efficient/cheap resources/content ?