Matt, the wma files in BIAB show as 128 kbps.
I was generally cataloging it to make the point. I only mentioned MP3 to remind people of what was used in the 90s.
I have read that AAC codec produce a better quality than MP3 codecs for the same bit rate but have not seen the same for wma vs mp3. At that bit rate they would be approximately the same.

The real point of this thread is there a desire to get the minimal quality up to the current streaming quality on the Internet? This can be done with many different codecs today.

Musocity
You're driving a different point and I think most would agree that there are more modern ways to get at least CD quality for the audio file version and this would allow PGM to release on a high quality on smaller drives.

P.S. I was surprises to find out the world is listening to something less than CD quality of the 80s.


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