People will download lossless WAVs at 300MiB a pop and then listen to them on their €6 Bluetooth earbuds that re-encode to SBC for wireless transfer

 

I'm always amazed how everyone can hear it, but no one could prove it yet.

 

There is more between heaven and earth than we think.
Just because something cannot be measured and proven doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

 

Right. But also that if it cannot be measured it can't affect our ears. Maybe just our belief.

 

Yes, that's correct!

 

It is very hard to know what SOURCE format Spotify (and others) have on their platform.
Especially with their early files.

A good test would be to take an old track, present since day one on streaming platform, record it digitally with a premium account "Lossless" and trying to "null test" it against a CD/WAV source.

We will get some surprises ...

 

There are only two possibilities: Either you can hear a difference or you can't. A listening test is scientific, not spiritual, religious or whatever else.
If you can't hear a difference, it doesn't mean there isn't one. But obviously it doesn't matter when listening to music on Spotify, YouTube, or any other streaming service.

 

That's why i use MP3 192 VBR "on the go". Too much noise outside to need lossless