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On Wed, 24 Dec 2025 07:52:00 -0500
"August Abolins" (2:221/1.58) 
wrote:

> Hello Nigel Reed!
> 
>  >> "According to Anna's Archive, [...] the most popular songs are
>  >> in a 160kbps quality, while less listened tracks have been
>  >> shrunk to 75kbps."  
> 
>  NR> I wonder if they're less listened to because they're 75kpbs or
>  NR> the other way around. It'd be interesting to see the statistics.
>  NR> -+- SBBSecho  
> 
> 
> I understood the report to mean that Anna's has reduced the  
> quality of its skimmed copies to 160 or 75 based on its  
> assessment on popularity.  It doesn't sound like Anna's has or  
> is offering the 320kbs or higher versions at all.

Ah ok, that makes sense.

Tho I'm kinda shit scared to try to download even part of this for
curiosity. You bet Spotify have people watching every torrent tracker
out there for IPs. I once got a warning from Verizon for downloading
something from some obscure band. I wanted to hear a couple of tracks
before I pumped out for the album. This was before organized streaming
stuff. Decided not to in the end :)

Yes, I could get a VPN but I am not sure it's worth paying for just for
a look.
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