> A 1500kbps FLAC will definitely sound multitude levels better than an 800kbps FLAC. The same is the case for any other lossless container. The bitrate matters

> A 1500kbps FLAC will definitely sound multitude levels better than an 800kbps FLAC. The same is the case for any other lossless container. The bitrate matters. This is completely, objectively false. The bitrate of a lossless file depends 100% on the compressibility of the file. By definition, if you take a piece of data and pass it into a lossless encoder (FLAC, ALAC, ZIP, ...) and then pass that to the respective decoder, you get out the original piece of data; that's what lossless means. The only time quality comes into play is when considering the input quality, not the compression.