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Reduced table

Format Lossy Compression File size
(MB per minute):
File size
limit:
Channels
mono stereo
AC3 Yes CBR 1.1 1.1  7
AIFF 16-bit PCM No None 5.0 10.0 4 GB(1) 32
AMR (NB) Yes CBR 0.1   -  1
FLAC 16-bit No VBR 2.5 5.0  8
GSM 6.10 WAV Yes CBR 0.5   -  1
M4A Yes VBR   - 1.1 32
MP2 Yes CBR 1.1 1.1  2
MP3 Yes CBR (optional VBR) 1.0 (CBR) 1.0 (CBR)  2
Ogg Vorbis Yes VBR 0.5 1.0 32
WAV 16-bit PCM No None 5.0 10.0 4 GB(1) 32
WMA v2 Yes CBR 1.3 1.3  2
(1) The practical file size limit is 2 GB in many player applications due to their interpretation of the file size header. This also applies to 24-bit and 32-bit files where those bit depths are valid.




Original table

Format Lossy? Compression File size
(MB per minute):
File size
limit:
Channels
mono stereo
AC3 Yes CBR 1.1 1.1  7
AIFF 16-bit PCM No None 5.0 10.0 4 GB(1) 32
AMR (NB) Yes CBR 0.1   -  1
FLAC 16-bit No VBR 2.5 5.0  8
GSM 6.10 WAV Yes CBR 0.5   -  1
M4A Yes VBR   - 1.1 32
MP2 Yes CBR 1.1 1.1  2
MP3 Yes CBR (optional VBR) 1.0 (CBR) 1.0 (CBR)  2
Ogg Vorbis Yes VBR 0.5 1.0 32
RF64 16-bit No CBR 5.0 10.0 ~16 EB 32
WAV ADPCM (4-bit) Yes CBR 1.2 2.5 4 GB(1)  2
WAV A-Law/U-Law (8-bit) Yes CBR 2.5 5.0 4 GB(1) 32
WAV 16-bit PCM No None 5.0 10.0 4 GB(1) 32
WMA v2 Yes CBR 1.3 1.3  2
(1) The practical file size limit is 2 GB in many player applications due to their interpretation of the file size header. This also applies to 24-bit and 32-bit files where those bit depths are valid.