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		enra on July 18, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Spotify bitrategate: 320kbps premium quality not t... Yeah, if you're looking for the best quality, maybe streaming services are not your cup of tea.

elliottkember on July 18, 2011 [–]

Or MP3s, for that matter

snippyhollow on July 18, 2011 | [–]

Spotify streams OGG. While MP3 160kpbs "sucks", OGG 160kps is pretty decent.

cageface on July 18, 2011 | | [–]

MP3 (at last lame mp3) is actually very good at 160kbits.

lloeki on July 18, 2011 | | [–]

hence, I think, GP ironic quotes regarding its quality, putting emphasis on the decentness of OGG.

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