DigitalFeed:

With the increasing number of services around who can provide you with lossless music, both streamed and downloaded, it is worth asking: do you need it? In this edition of our online ABX tests, you can try your ear (and your equipment) at distinguishing Spotify’s streaming high quality from lossless audio.

I took the test, could not tell the difference. But I would argue that the choice of music is not quite right for this sort of test. For me, lossless becomes more apparent when the mix is not crowded, when the focus is on an individual instrument or sound, like a breathless whisper or a fingernail scraping on a guitar string.

That said, follow the headline link, give the test a try yourself. The idea is, there are three versions of a song to choose from. Click A, B, or X to switch between each version. Either A or B matches X. Once you think you know, make your choice, move on to the next song.

[H/T Paul Walker]