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<blockquote data-quote="Jeffdachef" data-source="post: 8544660" data-attributes="member: 650438">-youtube to mp3 downloads = garbage mega compressed-rebassed 320kbps music.&nbsp; Even tho its encoded in 320kbps, every detail and soundstage in the recording is lost due to how they have to cut things down in order to remake the basslines.-pandora, slightly better than youtube. 128kbps, still crap-paid pandora,&nbsp; 192kbps, still junk.-piratebay 256kbps-320kbps downloads Some are very good however theres a few cr@p uploads-itunes 256kpbs, bearable but not optimal-spotify premium, &quot;extreme quality&quot; 320kbps The gold standard in compressed files.- Piratebay FLAC discography downloads.-Tidal = the rich man&#039;s streaming service.-CDs = dying breed but still tied for top dog if tidal uses apt XYes paid streaming services sound better than &quot;downloaded&quot; files put on a USB. I was a firm believer in the USB until I tried the other services, The clarity and detail, naturalness and soundstage was a day and night difference vs &quot;high quality&quot; files you download online.&nbsp; The quality of the bluetooth hardware in your head unit plays a big role as well. Cheap head unit, cheap sound regardless of source. Cheap bluetooth module will make it worse on bluetooth.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jeffdachef, post: 8544660, member: 650438"] -youtube to mp3 downloads = garbage mega compressed -rebassed 320kbps music. Even tho its encoded in 320kbps, every detail and soundstage in the recording is lost due to how they have to cut things down in order to remake the basslines. -pandora, slightly better than youtube. 128kbps, still crap -paid pandora, 192kbps, still junk. -piratebay 256kbps-320kbps downloads Some are very good however theres a few cr@p uploads -itunes 256kpbs, bearable but not optimal -spotify premium, "extreme quality" 320kbps The gold standard in compressed files. - Piratebay FLAC discography downloads. -Tidal = the rich man's streaming service. -CDs = dying breed but still tied for top dog if tidal uses apt X Yes paid streaming services sound better than "downloaded" files put on a USB. I was a firm believer in the USB until I tried the other services, The clarity and detail, naturalness and soundstage was a day and night difference vs "high quality" files you download online. The quality of the bluetooth hardware in your head unit plays a big role as well. Cheap head unit, cheap sound regardless of source. Cheap bluetooth module will make it worse on bluetooth. [/QUOTE]

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