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Non-MP3 Codecs?

Posted by Cliff on from the those-other-audio-codecs dept.

Vanth Dreadstar asks: "While MP3 is okay, I have begun researching other codecs that would be suitable for my home music use. Lossy codecs such as Ogg Vorbis, AAC, and MPC all seem to have promise, not to mention the lossless codecs such as Shorten (otherwise known as .SHN), LPAC, and FLAC. I would like to know what non-MP3 codecs people are using out there, and why."

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  1. WMA 8 is the way by DamageBoy · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    * Much better than OGG and MP3
    * Picture perfect at 128 kbit/s
    * Supported by hardware (unlike ogg)
    * Next version (Corona) will sport 5.1 Dolby, 24 bit samples, 96khz sampling rate, better compression.
    * Existing hardware will update firmware to support Corona

  2. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 1, Flamebait

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