The generation that cut their teeth on 128kbps MP3 actually prefers that sound to the "fidelity" of CD, according to Stearne in his book "MP3: The Meaning of a Format." In some ways, the labels are giving people what they ask for. While I certainly prefer the dynamic range afforded to "audiophile" or older releases, it's a war already lost. I'll happily support the labels that press my kind of sound, of course.