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Please click on the name of a decoder for a review of it's decoding quality.

Decoders tested


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Performance categories: Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, Poor, pathetic.

FAQs

  1. Why have you written more about some decoders than others?
    Firstly, there's not much to say about the ones that are perfect! ("Perfect" or "faultless" on these pages always means "perfect in terms of these tests" - they might look terrible, cost too much etc!). Secondly, an obscure decoder that doesn't work well really just requires a "Look, it doesn't work, don't use it!" while a very popular decoder that has some problems needs those problems pointing out in detail, since lots of people are using it and will question if or why they should switch.
  2. Another question....
    Each test has its own FAQ section, and there is also a general FAQ. Please see those.

[ Introduction ] . [ Tests ] . [ Overall Results ] . [ Conclusion ] . [ FAQ ] . [ Links ]

Essential Tests: [ Full Decode ] . [ VBR compatibility ] . [ 8191+ / 100Hz bug ] . [ Objective sound quality ] . [ 16-bit accuracy ]

Optional Features: [ 24-bit accuracy ] . [ ID3v2 compatibility ] . [ Corrupt file recovery ] . [ Free Format compatibility ]

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