5 pounds for .MP3?

[Random Tox]

Anyone who cares about quality audio knows that MP3 is a lossy format with audible artifacts. I'd gladly pay even more than £5 for 25 minutes of new Underworld material, but the not in a format where cymbals sound like white-noise. Doesn't Underworld care about giving their loyal fans a quality listening experience? Do they not know about lossless formats like .FLAC and .APE? Are they just trying to keep download times faster for better profit margins? They've got to be saving a bundle by skipping all the expense of a CD release. Can't they afford the bandwidth to let us suck down a better sounding file? This isn't a gift to the loyal fans. We're being milked like suckers.