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		GrantMoyer on Nov 29, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Spotify has shut down several API endpoints An aside: for stereo audio, even 128kbps OPUS is probably overkill[1]. [1]: https://wiki.xiph.org/Opus_Recommended_Settings

snvzz on Nov 29, 2024 [–]

OPUS is great for low-bandwidth situation. The best.

But it is lossy, and thus not a good archival format.

At some point, there'll be better lossy formats than OPUS, and then we'll need the lossless source again.

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