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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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91 <tr align="right" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="left">FLAC 1.2.1 (-5, default)</td><td>10:07.41</td><td bgcolor="#FFFFFF">6:35.68</td><td>5:23.16</td><td bgcolor="#FFFFFF">2:22.41</td><td>406.25 MB</td><td bgcolor="#FFFFFF">53.67%</td></tr>
92 <tr align="right" bgcolor="#D4D4C0"><td align="left">FLAC 1.2.1 (-1)</td><td>6:24.51</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">2:42.93</td><td>5:26.87</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">2:17.49</td><td>431.72 MB</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">56.97%</td></tr>
93 <tr align="right"><td align="left">FLAC 1.2.1 (-3)</td><td>7:23.77</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">3:47.42</td><td>5:31.15</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">2:19.07</td><td>412.42 MB</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">54.57%</td></tr>
94 <tr align="right" bgcolor="#D4D4C0"><td align="left">FLAC 1.2.1 (-8)</td><td>26:46.72</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">23:21.85</td><td>5:40.25</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">2:36.47</td><td>404.23 MB</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">53.36%</td></tr>
95 <tr align="right"><td align="left">Tak 1.01 (turbo)</td><td>7:25.21</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">3:51.02</td><td>6:16.82</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">3:10.87</td><td>399.97 MB</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">52.71%</td></tr>
96 <tr align="right" bgcolor="#D4D4C0"><td align="left">WavPack 4.41 (fast -x)</td><td>11:54.47</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">7:50.84</td><td>6:32.50</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">3:25.77</td><td>411.52 MB</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">54.39%</td></tr>
97 <tr align="right"><td align="left">WavPack 4.41 (fast)</td><td>8:52.27</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">4:47.74</td><td>6:33.73</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">3:28.19</td><td>415.05 MB</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">54.92%</td></tr>
98 <tr align="right" bgcolor="#D4D4C0"><td align="left">Tak 1.01 (normal)</td><td>11:42.59</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">8:12.00</td><td>6:36.47</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">3:38.14</td><td>391.16 MB</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">51.39%</td></tr>
99 <tr align="right"><td align="left">Shorten 3.2a (-p0 -b256, default)</td><td>10:01.38</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">6:23.40</td><td>6:38.43</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">3:30.66</td><td>433.56 MB</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">57.29%</td></tr>
100 <tr align="right" bgcolor="#D4D4C0"><td align="left">WavPack 4.41 (normal -x)</td><td>14:14.54</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">10:13.33</td><td>7:23.14</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">4:24.26</td><td>403.10 MB</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">53.19%</td></tr>
101 <tr align="right"><td align="left">Shorten 3.2a (-p8 -b2048)</td><td>12:09.68</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">8:31.46</td><td>7:34.17</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">4:24.09</td><td>438.86 MB</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">58.11%</td></tr>
102 <tr align="right" bgcolor="#D4D4C0"><td align="left">WavPack 4.41 (normal)</td><td>9:48.59</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">5:46.91</td><td>7:37.26</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">4:30.11</td><td>405.84 MB</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">53.56%</td></tr>
103 <tr align="right"><td align="left">Tak 1.01 (extra high max)</td><td>66:52.15</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">63:48.91</td><td>7:39.41</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">4:46.01</td><td>383.70 MB</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">50.60%</td></tr>
104 <tr align="right" bgcolor="#D4D4C0"><td align="left">Tak 1.01 (extra high)</td><td>25:14.00</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">21:48.45</td><td>7:50.46</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">4:54.86</td><td>384.06 MB</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">50.66%</td></tr>
105 <tr align="right"><td align="left">WavPack 4.41 (high)</td><td>11:48.47</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">7:45.58</td><td>9:19.07</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">6:05.35</td><td>399.90 MB</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">52.73%</td></tr>
106 <tr align="right" bgcolor="#D4D4C0"><td align="left">Apple Lossless (iTunes 4.5)</td><td>19:53.27</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">19:53.27</td><td>10:01.86</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">10:01.86</td><td>414.45 MB</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">54.96%</td></tr>
107 <tr align="right"><td align="left">WavPack 4.41 (extra high -x)</td><td>27:23.56</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">23:29.26</td><td>10:58.90</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">7:48.32</td><td>396.56 MB</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">52.22%</td></tr>
108 <tr align="right" bgcolor="#D4D4C0"><td align="left">Monkey's Audio 3.99 (fast)</td><td>10:24.29</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">6:58.46</td><td>11:32.07</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">8:37.81</td><td>400.57 MB</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">53.11%</td></tr>
109 <tr align="right"><td align="left">Monkey's Audio 3.99 (normal)</td><td>13:20.15</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">9:56.40</td><td>14:24.02</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">11:33.71</td><td>393.17 MB</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">51.97%</td></tr>
110 <tr align="right" bgcolor="#D4D4C0"><td align="left">Monkey's Audio 3.99 (high)</td><td>15:26.16</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">12:03.16</td><td>16:30.00</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">13:40.59</td><td>389.83 MB</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">51.53%</td></tr>
111 <tr align="right"><td align="left">optimFROG 4.21 (mode 0 @ 4x)</td><td>16:36.98</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">12:51.58</td><td>17:55.55</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">14:58.99</td><td>394.69 MB</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">52.24%</td></tr>
112 <tr align="right" bgcolor="#D4D4C0"><td align="left">optimFROG 4.21 (mode 1 @ 4x)</td><td>24:25.04</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">20:37.96</td><td>25:48.90</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">22:52.76</td><td>389.04 MB</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">51.52%</td></tr>
113 <tr align="right"><td align="left">Monkey's Audio 3.99 (extra high)</td><td>28:34.03</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">25:12.14</td><td>29:38.88</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">26:53.34</td><td>384.55 MB</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">50.87%</td></tr>
114 <tr align="right" bgcolor="#D4D4C0"><td align="left">optimFROG 4.21 (mode 2 @ 4x)</td><td>32:20.46</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">28:36.38</td><td>33:39.96</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">30:49.89</td><td>387.93 MB</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">51.33%</td></tr>
115 <tr align="right"><td align="left">Bonk 0.5</td><td>51:45.58</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">48:32.10</td><td>42:02.76</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">39:05.43</td><td>418.65 MB</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">55.43%</td></tr>
116 <tr align="right" bgcolor="#D4D4C0"><td align="left">optimFROG 4.21 (mode 3 @ 4x)</td><td>58:21.94</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">54:52.62</td><td>59:34.12</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">56:51.21</td><td>386.71 MB</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">51.15%</td></tr>
117 <tr align="right"><td align="left">Monkey's Audio 3.99 (insane)</td><td>129:07.86</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">126:05.33</td><td>135:13.19</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">133:12.71</td><td>381.79 MB</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">50.65%</td></tr>
118 <tr align="right" bgcolor="#D4D4C0"><td align="left">La 0.3c</td><td>150:12.30</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">146:54.11</td><td>144:50.36</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">142:49.41</td><td>375.76 MB</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">49.86%</td></tr>
119 <tr align="right"><td align="left">optimFROG 4.21 (mode 4 @ 1x)</td><td>338:34.15</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">335:12.47</td><td>339:18.57</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">336:25.54</td><td>386.22 MB</td><td bgcolor="#F8F8E8">51.06%</td></tr>
120 <tr align="right" bgcolor="#D4D4C0"><td align="left">RIFF WAVE</td><td>73:44.94</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4"></td><td>73:44.94</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4"></td><td>780.56 MB</td><td bgcolor="#E0E0D4">100.00%</td></tr>
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