Spark alternative

[Geo]

It's a well established fact that Bluetooth transmitted signals are compressed and thus theoretically are inferior to uncompressed signals. However, is that still so in practice ? Does the compressed signal actually lead to a noticeably inferior listening experience ? The only practical inconvenience I've experienced so far with Bluetooth is drop outs due to the transmission range or wifi frequency interference. Another annoying feature is Phantom's default volume settings for Bluetooth, set at 70, which is too loud - in case of my phone, I've got to keep the volume within a range between 1 and 5 out of 30 ...