That may be the case. I believe if you've listened to a track long enough, some of the minor details that lossy encoding remove are remembered and if you're lis

That may be the case. I believe if you've listened to a track long enough, some of the minor details that lossy encoding remove are remembered and if you're listening closely enough, you notice their absence. My most recent experience was a particular moment in a song. I was listening to the lossy encoded version and it sounded weird to me. I grabbed the original file and that's when I noticed the difference. I believe someone else would have not noticed, but I've been listening to the lossless version and perhaps my brain has a vivid memory of that section. I don't notice when I'm playing with cheaper headphones and speakers.