Well, if I may beg to differ: Widespread Panic concerts blow out the door at 10.00 per mp3 concert; 15.00 per flac concert. Same Allman Bros., DMB, Dead, Ratdog, Black Crowes,etc etc.  I'm not saying I don't prefer the flac method, after an initial mistake in ordering an mp3 concert I buy nothing but flac.
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 I see it as if the flac is the muscle car of the download market, while mp3 is more of a Ford Pinto. When you hear that low racy growl from a 1968 Pontiac GTO just idling on the curb, you can hear the massive motor in the background. The Pinto? squeak squeak.