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A few facts concerning the streaming sound quality:
* Sound quality is measured in "Kbps (Kilo-bits per second).
* Highest bitrate = highest sound quality. Lowest bitrate = lowest sound quality
* Highest bitrate uses more bandwidth, therefore, raises the cost of the transmitter.
* Dial Up users cannot reliably listen to a quality over 24kbps.
* Broadband connections of low quality/speed or listeners from very far countries may face difficulties on bitrates higher than 128 Kbps.
* In many work networks (with shared internet connection) transmission of over 56 Kbps is denied.
Commonly accepted opinions concerning the sound quality of MP3 Streaming:
* Radios used for speaking are generally using 24kbps-56kbps MP3.
* Good quality MP3 songs should normally be from 64kbps-128kbps. Recommended quality: 96kbps+
For radio stations that are only used for speaking, it is not important to have a high sound quality. But when it comes to music though, if sound quality is not good, it can cause problems in continuous use. This can cause the listener to change radio station after only a few minutes of listening. This is why we recommend high quality bitrate (96k+) for radio stations that are mainly broadcasting music.
Sound Samples of MP3 Bitrates
In the following examples, a high-quality MP3 sound file has been converted to the following bitrates. Press "Play" in every sample to listen to the difference in every bitrate/sound quality!
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32 kbps, 22 khz, Mono, MP3
48 kbps, 22 khz, Mono, MP3
64 kbps, 22 khz, Stereo, MP3
96 kbps, 44 khz, Stereo, MP3
128 kbps, 44 khz, Stereo, MP3
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