pp312
Hoping to be taken seriously for once in his life
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i've done some comparing of 320k mp3s to FLACs and barely noticed a difference. i had to really listen hard to notice. but i wasn't sure if that's just because of my headphones, i.e. if i had better headphones i would hear the clear superiority of the FLAC.
There is no clear superiority. Even FLAC supporters would not claim "clear superiority" unless they were heavily into hyperbole. Most people cannot tell the difference between high bitrate MP3 and lossless even on top equipment; a few can and tend to exaggerate the difference in my view. You are quite safe buying phones up to the level of the Senn 650. Beyond that the law of diminishing returns becomes more significant than MP3 or lossless.