# Lossless or Lossy Compression music

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**Created:** [July 28, 2007, 6:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lossless-or-lossy-compression-music/33119 "2007-07-28T18:20:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2007, 2:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lossless-or-lossy-compression-music/33119/8 "2007-07-29T02:16:57Z")

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a high quality mp3 sounds exactly the same to me at 20% of the HD space/bandwidth.  
maybe i have an untrained ear but fuck that waste. Downloading a gig for 1 CD worth of music :picard:

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