Originally Posted by
ksandvik
Here we go again. MP3 is a lossy codec, you lose bits, i.e. quality, WAV is lossless, you don't lose any bits, no loss of original quality. Some with good monitors could indeed hear MP3 compression artifacts such as phasing and lack of dynamic low end. It's a big debate if MP3 compression with the lower dynamics is an issue or not when playing over huge club systems. My take is that with crappy PAs and home use, no difference. If you are paid >1k for a gig, you better do the utmost to deliver best possibly quality for your audience. Cheaping it out with MP3 files is not exactly professional in my eyes for such high-venue gigs.
All I could say is that Bassnectar most likely would never play MP3 files at his sets...
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