User blog comment:Lloyd Dunamis/Ayakashi BGMs - Format Quality Change/@comment-17760674-20150120032000/@comment-1004812-20150120061005

The low-bitrate artifacts doesn't really sound static-y, but they do have this...certain sound signature where it sounds like...a strong wind distracting & distorting all the instruments in there. Alternatively, it sounds worse than music being filtered through an echoey tube/can or something.

Getting the differences from 160kbps and 256kbps is a challenge in-general as most people can barely hear them. You need a good set of headphones and a trained ear to hear them, and I find it difficult to describe the difference. >w>;;

I don't hear the different from the >200 kbps bitrates myself, though I'm sure audiophiles will tell to up it. Well, for the sake of fidelity & such though, have a high-bitrate audio. owo

Yeah, I could've provided a comparison or something. Anyway, uploading the re-prolonged Tanabata theme soon!