Agreed on the not software bit - however, I think "free" formats are definitely worth considering on their own. Off to check out opus-codec.
On Fri Feb 20 2015 at 12:19:48 PM <j...@mailbox.org> wrote: > Yes, correct. I just wanted to make sure that the OP knows about the > difference between container format and the actual codec. Speex is obsolete > btw now http://www.speex.org/ and has been replaced by Opus. Opus is > basically the sucessor of both Speex and Vorbis, because it has bettter > quality at low and high bitrates, with very little latency. You should > check > out this comparison: http://opus-codec.org/comparison/ Also I noticed the > music download site Magnatune offers Opus downloads now. >