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> Nearly 30 years after MP3, the only audio codec that could rivals mp3 at the standard rate of 128kbps at a significant lower bitrate was Opus at 96Kbps. AAC
by bscphil 6y ago
> Nearly 30 years after MP3, the only audio codec that could rivals mp3 at the standard rate of 128kbps at a significant lower bitrate was Opus at 96Kbps.
AAC and Vorbis were doing this for years before Opus was on the scene. Opus is a further improvement on audio codecs, but not an unprecedented one.