Re: 2016 Format Poll (lossy codecs)

Reply #25 – 2016-09-24 16:57:08

Opus is the one I use most frequently.  First, it's the format my phone carrier uses on WiFi calls (which is most of them).  I also use it for voice podcasts that come in at high rate mp3 which I transcode to 16 kb/s Opus for the limited storage on the phone.  Higher rate for on-device music.

MP3 for cloud music (Google play)

Re: 2016 Format Poll (lossy codecs)

Reply #26 – 2016-09-25 13:13:08

FLAC -> Opus for portable listening pleasure.

Re: 2016 Format Poll (lossy codecs)

Reply #27 – 2016-10-01 21:11:43

As far as I can see people are moving from MP3 and Vorbis to a higher quality formats like AAC and Opus. Compatibility isn't an issue on a modern mobile devices. Just install an appropriate application which supports a bunch of particular formats.

Re: 2016 Format Poll (lossy codecs)

Reply #28 – 2016-10-27 22:28:01

Still mostly MP3 for me, partly because every device I own going back to the ark can play them. It suits my needs and reaches perceptual transparency for my ears nearly always with LAME at -V3 for casual listening.

Re: 2016 Format Poll (lossy codecs)

Reply #29 – 2016-11-08 01:21:09

I use OGG on low bitrate for music and podcasts on my phone with a ridiculously small amount of storage space. Works well enough.

Re: 2016 Format Poll (lossy codecs)

Reply #30 – 2016-11-08 16:27:17

I only archive in FLAC and I don't listen much, Spotify sometimes and even if I don't use lossy almost anymore, AAC is what I convert to when I go portable, AAC and MP3 is what I come across most but AAC 96/128 vbr is what I prefer.

Re: 2016 Format Poll (lossy codecs)

Reply #31 – 2016-11-23 18:55:13

Since I've gotten a new phone its 128kbit/s opus while i use wavpack for archiving.