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I was able to distinguish the 128 kbps file every time (they sounded "muddy" to me), but the 320 / uncompressed wasn't distinguishable.

In particular, the coldplay song is one I've listened to alot, and I was able to instantly tell the difference in the instrumentation.

Listening on Apple Airpods Max, audio is getting piped through a virtual audio device via Loopback.



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