Yeah, what bus_factor said, the codecs compress it and loses a bunch of audio quality. I know because I along with friends who are not extreme audiophiles can tell the difference. Take a wireless headphone and listen to it both wired and wireless and you can probably hear it too. I’m not saying you should bring wired headphones, a dac and amp stack, and audio device with you every time you leave the house but it is objectively better.
Yeah, what bus_factor said, the codecs compress it and loses a bunch of audio quality. I know because I along with friends who are not extreme audiophiles can tell the difference. Take a wireless headphone and listen to it both wired and wireless and you can probably hear it too. I’m not saying you should bring wired headphones, a dac and amp stack, and audio device with you every time you leave the house but it is objectively better.