Oh, right, you're a person with super ears and a reference 10K system in a build to spec room who listens to only harmonically complex direct from source (no post processing) music from instruments he's heard the sound before live... That's the only time when your "hurt my ears" statement "may" makes sense, and even there, the effect is more placebo than anything.
You do know how much post-processing there is in current music! How on earth would you even know your not getting the original? You can't! Not to mention that the original itself often is straight electronic that compresses very easily even at lower bitrate.
Of course, some people still swear by vinyls... So, hey...