In lossy formats, these elements collapse. The stereo image narrows. Bass becomes muddy. Those hidden jokes (a whispered “I like you” in Love You to Death ) vanish. FLAC preserves the original 16-bit/44.1kHz (or 24-bit where remastered) waveform exactly as Silver and Steele approved it.
: FLAC is a "perfect" copy of the original CD audio data, preserving the full dynamic range and instrument separation. type o negative discography 1991 2007 flac better