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Re:Why 56k Modems Relied on Digital Phone Lines You Didn't K... by numpad0 on Friday March 07, 2025 @01:03AM (#43287679)
I have no problems with Opus or mp3 at low bitrate, in the same way I have no problems with microwaved food. I just think it's crazy that no one is doing 4Mbps audio while we're routinely streaming 20Mbps video as cheap distractions.
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Re:Why 56k Modems Relied on Digital Phone Lines You Didn't K... by piperswe on Friday March 07, 2025 @11:03AM (#43291259)
4Mbps audio doesn't really make sense when you can just about perfectly replicate any human-audible sound in ~1.4Mbps

EDIT: I do agree that lossless (or at least high bitrate modern lossy, like 256k Opus which is basically transparent) should be available in many more situations though.

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