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He found a forum post from a German audio engineer who had done a deep dive in 2021: Spotify’s “320kbps” Ogg Vorbis is variable bitrate (VBR) targeting 320kbps peak, but averaging ~260kbps. For most people, it’s transparent. But it’s not archival grade.

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He left Spotify Premium two months later—not out of anger, but out of acceptance. He kept a small USB drive with 100 true 320kbps MP3s in the glove box. For old times’ sake. He found a forum post from a German