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Tidal’s subscription is getting simpler and cheaper — yes, you read that right (www.theverge.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Presumably it was using an older/outdated codec then. With modern encoders, especially with codecs like Opus, Ogg, and Apple's AAC, the vast majority of listeners find 128kbps to be transparent, and certainly nowhere near night-and-day when compared to lossless.

Check out the results of this public listening test here:

https://listening-test.coresv.net/results.htm