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320 kbps AAC option outputs lower quality (~160 kbps) #134

@MarcusElmett

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@MarcusElmett

Hello,

When selecting the 320 kbps AAC download option, the resulting file does not appear to be true 320 kbps quality.

A spectrogram analysis shows a clear cutoff above 17 kHz, which is typical of ~160 kbps AAC encoding. The high-frequency content is noticeably reduced and does not match what should be expected from proper 320 kbps AAC.

For comparison, standard .m4a AAC files from Apple Music (~256 kbps) preserve the upper spectrum correctly and do not show this limitation.

Could you clarify whether this is a bug or an encoding issue?

Thank you.

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