Converting from MP3 to other formats results in further quality degradation.

If you’ve been using Spotify or MP3s for years, you might wonder, "Will I even hear the difference?" The answer is: But for many, the upgrade is transformative.

We are also seeing the rise of (e.g., lossless upscaling of old recordings), but purists argue that if it wasn’t recorded in high-res, you can’t create new data.

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