: This setting is most common for audiobooks, podcasts, or call center recordings where intelligibility is the priority.
To put 48kbps in perspective, here is how it compares to standard industry quality benchmarks: Quality Tier Bitrate (kbps) Typical Use Audio Character 32 – 64 Speech, Audiobooks Functional; noticeable loss of detail 128 – 192 Casual Music, FM Radio Good for average headphones 256 – 320 Enthusiast Music Near-CD quality 700 – 1411 CD / Hi-Fi Exact original data Practical Estimation Understanding audio bitrate and audio quality - Adobe 48kbps mp3(103.62 MB)
A bitrate of 48kbps is considered and is primarily optimized for file size rather than sound richness. : This setting is most common for audiobooks,