No. Some acoustic folk music sounds fine in 320kbps MP3.
Produced by Hamilton himself. This is a reference-quality heavy album. Put on “Life or Death” in FLAC: The left channel has a dissonant clean guitar; the right channel has the fuzzed-out riff. The center is the kick-snare-kick-snare. In lossy audio, the stereo image collapses. In FLAC, it’s a 3D soundstage. You can place every instrument in the room. HELMET Discography FLAC
When searching for Helmet’s discography in FLAC, ensure you are sourcing from reputable platforms to avoid "transcodes" (fake FLACs made from MP3s). The best way to support the artist directly. the stereo image collapses. In FLAC