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Originally Posted by TallMomof2
Then I listened to these same CDs on my car Audio system and was absolutely blown away at how much is missing from MP3s especially with the Classical, Jazz and live performances. I also listened to the same music loaded in WMA lossless on my Zune and to me it sounded as good as the CDs.
Listening to the same music in same formats through my home stereo gave me the same impressions. MP3s are flat and miss many of the nuances on CDs.
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If I understand the first comparison, it was mp3 player vs. CD player, so there could be lots of causes. Lossless vs. mp3 on the Zune and home stereo, though, are valid comparisons. I've tried both headphones and home stereo, and can't hear a difference - even switching from one source across to the other on the amp, with the tracks synched together. If someone else does the switching, I can't reliably tell which is which.
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The only way I really can't tell the difference is if I'm listening through crappy earbuds on my Zune or one of the kid's iPods. Especially if you don't take the time to set the equalizer for the style of music then it will sound pretty much the same.
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I find it easier to hear digitising "artefacts" using in-ear headphones - and I listen to pretty much everything "flat". We seem to live in opposite realities!
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This is all subjective but this is what works for me.
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Of course - I'm not saying that you don't experience one as better than the other, and lossless is clearly the safer option in that it can't be worse. What surprises me is that you think that mp3s are flat and miss the nuances of CDs! I can't hear any of that difference - and I'm certainly not using crappy equipment.