A very basic question, of course, that I don't believe has been asked at CA for a while. So I'd be very interested to know the current perceptions of a very experienced constituency.
So, the question is:
Does a lossless file derived from a CD sound better than the physical disc?
Please choose one of these five responses
(A) I don't know, I haven't tried it.
(B) I haven't tried it, but there's no way they could sound different.
© I've tried it, there's no difference.
(D) I've tried it, the file sounds better than the CD
(E) I've tried it, the file sounds worse than the CD
I'll post this as a new poll.
If there are a meaningful number of responses, I'll report.
Thank you.