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Re:“MP3 is dead” missed the real, much better story by _jal on Tuesday May 16, 2017 @12:34PM (#14350895)
Yep. I'm generally only interested in good recordings and don't particularly care about disk space, so MP3 is perfectly fine. I'm not an "audiophile", but I do keep lossless when possible to stay future-proof.

My scheme is FLAC when I can, otherwise MP3. I can render the FLAC to MP3 (a batch script keeps things up to date) for compatibility/size with some things, but my main system plays FLAC just fine.

It isn't practical to take my full collection with me in MP3. Just checked, and the music share is currently 5.38T, but that's with a full set of MP3 dupes. And there is some garbage in there I haven't has the patience to weed out yet. I just point the phone at the MP3 directory and pick 'n choose with ITunes. If I really want some random song while not at home, I can pull it off my server easily enough, but at my age, I don't really develop strong needs for a particular song.

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Re:“MP3 is dead” missed the real, much better story by Pigo on Tuesday May 16, 2017 @12:51PM (#14351079)
Every other reasonable person on Earth, and I, agree with you. Lossless if a fine this to have when possible, or for something you might care about. But considering the number of times I've had to incorporate a Thomas the Engine or Weird Al song to my library for my son, well, I have other concerns in life than maximum auditory experience.
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