'ISPs don't work for the RIAA' → Re: EFF - Encouraging Fraudulent Filesharing

I dunno. Many of these digital tuners put out "close-to" CD sound for me. Maybe my ears aren't picky enough, or my speakers not adequately fancy, but the difference between a good FM feed and a CD are small. There's certainly a difference, but the price is right for the quality you get. Much more so than a $15 CD for a single desired track.

CD quality is a direct recording and there is no compression which is why it sounds better and yes there is a difference because it's never been compressed and straight from the mixer.

Each file is saved in .wav or .aiff and burned to CD in that form. The compression you put is when you import the CD in MP3/AAC format.

Radio is 64kbps audio. Maybe for the average joe there isn't much of a difference but for a audiophile there is.