Compared:
1. Spotify Premium with Album downloaded. EQ levels off in the Spotify App.
2. Apple lossless version ripped from my CD. Played on Apple music App with EQ levels off.
3. Mastered for Apple iTunes Album on Apple iTunes store. I am in the UK. Played on Apple music App with EQ levels off.
I much prefer the Apple Lossless to Spotify Premium which makes sense and probably no surprise. Can confidently do a blind test to this for Dire Straits Album.
After a while the Spotify quality sounded a bit artificial with high treble and low end bass tuned up, some what fatiguing.
Inititially Spotify sounded more entertaining but then edgy and over engineered.
What I simly cannot explain is that I prefer the Mastered for iTunes Album the best.
Strangely ilogical, right?
PS. I have not tried Apple Music service yet, but will do next month. For the time being I assume that purchased music from Apple iTunes sounds better than Apple Music Service, otherwise people would be giving Apple Music Service higher ratings. If the Service matched the quality on iTunes surely it would be the best Quality Steaming Service?
These are only questions, not statements.