Lossy or lossless...???

If you are digitising for your own personal convenience and enjoyment,
then it's your choice...

But if carefully digitising for archival purposes, and to be shared with other music enthusiasts,
then it must be lossless..
At least CD quality 16 bit 44.1 kHz.

The merits of digitising to more rarified high-resolution Audiophile quality,
are debatable for amateurs;
and again, a personal choice...


For me the choice is somewhat academic at present,
because my current family circumstances restrict my music listening
mostly to Amazon Echo devices and portable speakers in the kitchen and bathroom...

All my fancy High Quality Audio gear is gathering dust,
while stressful parental care commitments dominate my life...

So like it or lump it,
I've had to drop all audiophile principles/pretensions
until...??????