[Mr.T]

"Eli the Bearded" wrote in message
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I don't think that's self-evident. People have been upgrading to audio
formats for how long? And in many cases it was because a lot of people
thought the new format sounded better.

That certainly applies to formats like SACD where the marketing was more
important than the recordings.
However most people used formats like cassette and MP3 simply because they
are convenient.
Once accustomed to a certain sound however, many do prefer to stick with it
for whatever reason. The continued preference by some for vinyl, valves etc.
despite paying a higher cost for lower quality, makes those people convince
themselves there is a technical reason despite the fact there is not.

MrT.