Ars Technica

At what bitrate do you encode music?

Just curious to see what everyone else is doing, including the encoder and codec you use. I'll start: AAC 320k VBR encoded with iTunes on Windows 10. FLAC CD images for archive and anything that'll ...
TechHive

MQA was one of the best products of CES 2015; soon, we’ll finally be able to buy and listen to music encoded with it

Meridian wowed us at CES 2015 with its MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) audio demos. This year, MQA is taking a big step towards getting its high-quality audio technology into people’s hands, ...
Ars Technica

At what bitrate do you encode music?

FLAC for archival and to use as a lossless transcoding source. Ogg Vorbis for listening, currently using q9 quality (~320 kbps). q9 is overkill, but the files are still small enough that it's not an ...