Does Portable Music Have to be Compressed?

FunkeyMonk writes "The Christian Science monitor has an article discussing the gap between music fans and audiophiles when it comes to portable music. Would you pay a few cents more to have lossless downloads from iTunes and other online music retailers? As a classical musician myself, I choose not to download most of my music, but rather rip it myself in lossless format."

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They don't have to be, but should be

[Apreche]

Of course you don't HAVE to use lossy compression, or any compression to put files on your DAP. Hard drives are big, and you can fit a lot of wav/flac music on a 60 or 80 gig player. However, a 256kbps VBR mp3 is just fine. If you're crazy, you can do 320kbps. I challenge anyone to tell the difference between a 320kbps mp3 and the original CD on the same stereo in a properly conducted, double-blind test. Don't give me that crap about a golden ear you audiophile nutcase. There is no evidence of that whatsoever. If you think otherwise, why not apply for James Randi's 1 million dollar prize? You'll win if I'm wrong.