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59 <font size="+1"><b>Encode time</b></font>
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62 <font size="+1"><b>Decode time</b></font>
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73 <font size="+1">Total</font>
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82 <font size="+1">CPU</font>
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85 <font size="+1">Size</font>
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91 <tr align="right"><td align="left">Tak 1.01 (extra high max)</td><td>2:33.66</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">2:26.56</td><td>0:13.83</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">0:08.06</td><td>13.56 MB</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">48.65%</td></tr>
92 <tr align="right" bgcolor="#D4D4C0"><td align="left">Tak 1.01 (extra high)</td><td>0:54.33</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">0:46.94</td><td>0:14.63</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">0:08.73</td><td>13.58 MB</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">48.71%</td></tr>
93 <tr align="right"><td align="left">Tak 1.01 (normal)</td><td>0:25.21</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">0:17.91</td><td>0:13.81</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">0:07.83</td><td>13.64 MB</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">48.94%</td></tr>
94 <tr align="right" bgcolor="#D4D4C0"><td align="left">WavPack 4.41 (extra high -x)</td><td>0:59.69</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">0:50.92</td><td>0:23.37</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">0:16.64</td><td>14.16 MB</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">50.82%</td></tr>
95 <tr align="right"><td align="left">WavPack 4.41 (high)</td><td>0:30.95</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">0:21.88</td><td>0:19.70</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">0:12.94</td><td>14.18 MB</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">50.89%</td></tr>
96 <tr align="right" bgcolor="#D4D4C0"><td align="left">WavPack 4.41 (normal -x)</td><td>0:31.63</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">0:22.96</td><td>0:16.37</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">0:10.07</td><td>14.41 MB</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">51.72%</td></tr>
97 <tr align="right"><td align="left">Tak 1.01 (turbo)</td><td>0:16.49</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">0:09.19</td><td>0:13.15</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">0:06.87</td><td>14.52 MB</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">52.10%</td></tr>
98 <tr align="right" bgcolor="#D4D4C0"><td align="left">WavPack 4.41 (normal)</td><td>0:23.61</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">0:14.90</td><td>0:17.13</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">0:09.53</td><td>14.56 MB</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">52.23%</td></tr>
99 <tr align="right"><td align="left">FLAC 1.2.1 (-8)</td><td>0:57.42</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">0:49.99</td><td>0:11.88</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">0:05.91</td><td>14.77 MB</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">52.98%</td></tr>
100 <tr align="right" bgcolor="#D4D4C0"><td align="left">La 0.3c</td><td>5:22.08</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">5:14.86</td><td>5:11.45</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">5:06.88</td><td>14.76 MB</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">52.98%</td></tr>
101 <tr align="right" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="left">FLAC 1.2.1 (-5, default)</td><td>0:22.06</td><td bgcolor="#FFFFFF">0:14.61</td><td>0:12.78</td><td bgcolor="#FFFFFF">0:05.28</td><td>14.83 MB</td><td bgcolor="#FFFFFF">53.23%</td></tr>
102 <tr align="right" bgcolor="#D4D4C0"><td align="left">optimFROG 4.21 (mode 2 @ 4x)</td><td>1:09.57</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">1:01.36</td><td>1:13.87</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">1:07.09</td><td>15.01 MB</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">53.85%</td></tr>
103 <tr align="right"><td align="left">optimFROG 4.21 (mode 1 @ 4x)</td><td>0:53.69</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">0:45.31</td><td>0:55.97</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">0:49.62</td><td>15.01 MB</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">53.85%</td></tr>
104 <tr align="right" bgcolor="#D4D4C0"><td align="left">optimFROG 4.21 (mode 3 @ 4x)</td><td>2:05.24</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">1:57.36</td><td>2:07.64</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">2:01.92</td><td>15.01 MB</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">53.87%</td></tr>
105 <tr align="right"><td align="left">WavPack 4.41 (fast -x)</td><td>0:26.81</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">0:17.00</td><td>0:14.21</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">0:07.82</td><td>15.01 MB</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">53.87%</td></tr>
106 <tr align="right" bgcolor="#D4D4C0"><td align="left">optimFROG 4.21 (mode 4 @ 1x)</td><td>12:01.69</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">11:54.28</td><td>12:03.36</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">11:57.06</td><td>15.02 MB</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">53.90%</td></tr>
107 <tr align="right"><td align="left">FLAC 1.2.1 (-3)</td><td>0:16.25</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">0:08.59</td><td>0:12.77</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">0:04.95</td><td>15.08 MB</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">54.12%</td></tr>
108 <tr align="right" bgcolor="#D4D4C0"><td align="left">optimFROG 4.21 (mode 0 @ 4x)</td><td>0:36.48</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">0:28.05</td><td>0:38.76</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">0:32.46</td><td>15.13 MB</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">54.29%</td></tr>
109 <tr align="right"><td align="left">Monkey's Audio 3.99 (extra high)</td><td>1:02.13</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">0:54.55</td><td>1:03.54</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">0:57.56</td><td>15.15 MB</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">54.36%</td></tr>
110 <tr align="right" bgcolor="#D4D4C0"><td align="left">WavPack 4.41 (fast)</td><td>0:20.99</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">0:12.28</td><td>0:14.01</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">0:07.94</td><td>15.17 MB</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">54.45%</td></tr>
111 <tr align="right"><td align="left">Monkey's Audio 3.99 (insane)</td><td>4:39.17</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">4:32.26</td><td>4:51.86</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">4:47.47</td><td>15.18 MB</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">54.47%</td></tr>
112 <tr align="right" bgcolor="#D4D4C0"><td align="left">Monkey's Audio 3.99 (high)</td><td>0:33.69</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">0:26.38</td><td>0:35.47</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">0:29.46</td><td>15.26 MB</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">54.74%</td></tr>
113 <tr align="right"><td align="left">Monkey's Audio 3.99 (normal)</td><td>0:29.04</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">0:21.71</td><td>0:30.21</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">0:24.36</td><td>15.27 MB</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">54.79%</td></tr>
114 <tr align="right" bgcolor="#D4D4C0"><td align="left">Monkey's Audio 3.99 (fast)</td><td>0:23.07</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">0:15.05</td><td>0:24.99</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">0:18.81</td><td>15.55 MB</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">55.79%</td></tr>
115 <tr align="right"><td align="left">Shorten 3.2a (-p0 -b256, default)</td><td>0:21.19</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">0:13.68</td><td>0:13.50</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">0:07.28</td><td>15.78 MB</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">56.62%</td></tr>
116 <tr align="right" bgcolor="#D4D4C0"><td align="left">Shorten 3.2a (-p8 -b2048)</td><td>0:26.26</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">0:18.62</td><td>0:15.59</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">0:08.78</td><td>16.21 MB</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">58.18%</td></tr>
117 <tr align="right"><td align="left">FLAC 1.2.1 (-1)</td><td>0:14.00</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">0:06.17</td><td>0:11.79</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">0:05.22</td><td>16.35 MB</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">58.67%</td></tr>
118 <tr align="right" bgcolor="#D4D4C0"><td align="left">Apple Lossless (iTunes 4.5)</td><td>?</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">?</td><td>?</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">?</td><td>16.36 MB</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">58.71%</td></tr>
119 <tr align="right"><td align="left">Bonk 0.5</td><td>1:54.69</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">1:47.69</td><td>1:35.03</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">1:28.47</td><td>16.73 MB</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">60.03%</td></tr>
120 <tr align="right" bgcolor="#D4D4C0"><td align="left">RIFF WAVE</td><td>1:16.86</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4"></td><td>1:16.86</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4"></td><td>27.87 MB</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">100.00%</td></tr>
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