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Hifihedgehog
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I recently found myself going down the rabbit hole of trying to figure out which is the most compliant and bit perfect MP3 decoder available today. Now, I understand the inherent limitations of lossy formats but the stark reality is we largely live in a post-CD era where Amazon and iTunes rule the world. With that in mind, here is the objective tests I found so far endeavoring to show the most bit perfect MP3 decoder and results don’t entirely line up.
This link suggests that Apollo 37zz is the best:
https://web.archive.org/web/20131023220543/http://koti.welho.com/hylinen/apollo/FAQ.html
On the other hand, this source tends to lead one to believe that MAD is the best:
https://www.underbit.com/resources/mpeg/audio/compliance/
Yet here Fraunhofer’s l3dec appears to be the best:
http://mp3decoders.mp3-tech.org/24bit.html
Thoughts?
This link suggests that Apollo 37zz is the best:
https://web.archive.org/web/20131023220543/http://koti.welho.com/hylinen/apollo/FAQ.html
On the other hand, this source tends to lead one to believe that MAD is the best:
https://www.underbit.com/resources/mpeg/audio/compliance/
Yet here Fraunhofer’s l3dec appears to be the best:
http://mp3decoders.mp3-tech.org/24bit.html
Thoughts?