The thing is:
If you make an mp3 from quality wav files it'll sound better than making an mp3 from a lesser quality file. Most of the original presence is retained.
Also, if you copy that mp3 again you lose even more and so on until you get left with dust. You can copy a wav file infinitum without any loss.
The equivalent in digital photography is a j.peg and a tiff. file. You can copy a tiff file over and over with no loss.

I know that mainline radio stations will ask for a wav copy and a wav made from an mp3 is basically still an mp3 so it will only retain the quality of that mp3.
Is it worth the difference in price? I suppose it depends what you want it for.

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