Hmmm... It's true that after ripping using lossy compression algorithms you don't recreate the lost info when burnig back onto a cd as a music/wav file. But last night, just trying to see if I'm fooling myself, I had my wife play "Us and Them" from DSOTM by Pink Floyd for me in 3 formats:
1) Original source, the remastered 20th Anniversary version.
2) MP3, ripped at 320kbps, burned as a file
3) MP3, ripped at 320kbps then burned as a music cd/wav.
And the one I picked out as different was the mp3 file. This wasn't especially scientific but I heard a difference immediately. On the other hand, I wrote down "Original" for the burned wav file and vice versa with the original source.
Again, the mp3 file was harsh on the highs and very dry overall. Could be my player? Who knows?
