but sounds objectively better to my ears
Subjectively. Objectively, there's no audible difference between lossy and lossless (at usual bitrates).
Subjectively. Objectively, there's no audible difference between lossy and lossless (at usual bitrates).
Which excludes 90% of the populace by default, and thus I never bought into the whole audiophile hype anyway. Let folks enjoy what they like, on the equipment they like. I ain't here to judge, just share.