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59 <font size=
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76 <font size=
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79 <font size=
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82 <font size=
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85 <font size=
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88 <font size=
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91 <tr align=
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0.3c
</td><td>40:
54.78</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">39:
59.04</td><td>39:
22.20</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">38:
52.36</td><td>87.51 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">40.97%
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92 <tr align=
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"left">Monkey's Audio
3.99 (insane)
</td><td>35:
16.99</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">34:
30.86</td><td>36:
59.63</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">36:
29.48</td><td>89.18 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">41.75%
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93 <tr align=
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1.01 (extra high max)
</td><td>17:
43.58</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">16:
55.92</td><td>2:
14.14</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">1:
27.39</td><td>90.84 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">42.53%
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94 <tr align=
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"left">Tak
1.01 (extra high)
</td><td>6:
59.20</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">6:
04.85</td><td>2:
14.62</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">1:
29.29</td><td>90.88 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">42.55%
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95 <tr align=
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"left">Monkey's Audio
3.99 (extra high)
</td><td>7:
46.45</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">6:
53.71</td><td>8:
04.35</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">7:
21.44</td><td>90.95 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">42.58%
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96 <tr align=
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"left">optimFROG
4.21 (mode
4 @
1x)
</td><td>93:
03.55</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">92:
09.38</td><td>93:
14.09</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">92:
30.12</td><td>92.05 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">43.10%
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97 <tr align=
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4.21 (mode
3 @
4x)
</td><td>15:
57.69</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">15:
02.43</td><td>16:
17.45</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">15:
35.38</td><td>92.09 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">43.11%
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98 <tr align=
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4.21 (mode
2 @
4x)
</td><td>8:
48.93</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">7:
50.69</td><td>9:
07.33</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">8:
24.99</td><td>92.48 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">43.30%
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99 <tr align=
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4.21 (mode
1 @
4x)
</td><td>6:
37.61</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">5:
38.42</td><td>7:
01.96</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">6:
16.41</td><td>92.76 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">43.43%
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100 <tr align=
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"left">Monkey's Audio
3.99 (high)
</td><td>4:
10.52</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">3:
16.40</td><td>4:
28.74</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">3:
43.29</td><td>93.15 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">43.61%
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101 <tr align=
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3.99 (normal)
</td><td>3:
36.14</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">2:
42.03</td><td>3:
55.63</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">3:
10.31</td><td>94.32 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">44.16%
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102 <tr align=
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1.01 (normal)
</td><td>3:
09.81</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">2:
14.13</td><td>1:
47.44</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">0:
58.08</td><td>94.45 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">44.22%
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103 <tr align=
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4.21 (mode
0 @
4x)
</td><td>4:
29.25</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">3:
31.36</td><td>4:
51.56</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">4:
05.63</td><td>94.74 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">44.36%
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104 <tr align=
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3.99 (fast)
</td><td>2:
47.97</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">1:
53.55</td><td>3:
05.92</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">2:
19.04</td><td>95.34 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">44.64%
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105 <tr align=
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"left">WavPack
4.41 (extra high -x)
</td><td>7:
25.78</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">6:
23.83</td><td>2:
58.68</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">2:
08.06</td><td>96.11 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">45.00%
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106 <tr align=
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1.01 (turbo)
</td><td>1:
59.33</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">1:
02.27</td><td>1:
43.56</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">0:
51.72</td><td>96.13 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">45.01%
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107 <tr align=
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"left">FLAC
1.2.1 (-
8)
</td><td>7:
18.01</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">6:
23.65</td><td>1:
28.93</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">0:
40.00</td><td>96.68 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">45.26%
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108 <tr align=
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4.41 (high)
</td><td>3:
10.07</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">2:
05.53</td><td>2:
30.66</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">1:
39.35</td><td>96.80 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">45.32%
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109 <tr align=
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1.2.1 (-
5, default)
</td><td>2:
43.85</td><td bgcolor=
"#FFFFFF">1:
47.04</td><td>1:
26.33</td><td bgcolor=
"#FFFFFF">0:
39.08</td><td>97.00 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#FFFFFF">45.41%
</td></tr>
110 <tr align=
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4.41 (normal -x)
</td><td>3:
48.91</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">2:
43.72</td><td>1:
56.40</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">1:
09.68</td><td>97.37 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">45.59%
</td></tr>
111 <tr align=
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"left">FLAC
1.2.1 (-
3)
</td><td>1:
58.63</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">1:
00.67</td><td>1:
28.48</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">0:
39.77</td><td>97.92 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">45.85%
</td></tr>
112 <tr align=
"right" bgcolor=
"#D4D4C0"><td align=
"left">WavPack
4.41 (normal)
</td><td>2:
38.39</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">1:
32.77</td><td>2:
03.21</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">1:
13.22</td><td>98.03 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">45.90%
</td></tr>
113 <tr align=
"right"><td align=
"left">Apple Lossless (iTunes
4.5)
</td><td>?
</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">?
</td><td>?
</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">?
</td><td>98.57 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">46.15%
</td></tr>
114 <tr align=
"right" bgcolor=
"#D4D4C0"><td align=
"left">WavPack
4.41 (fast -x)
</td><td>3:
11.51</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">2:
05.47</td><td>1:
46.71</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">0:
54.20</td><td>98.79 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">46.25%
</td></tr>
115 <tr align=
"right"><td align=
"left">Bonk
0.5</td><td>13:
47.94</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">12:
57.25</td><td>11:
07.42</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">10:
21.52</td><td>98.94 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">46.33%
</td></tr>
116 <tr align=
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"left">WavPack
4.41 (fast)
</td><td>2:
21.40</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">1:
16.78</td><td>1:
43.54</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">0:
54.40</td><td>100.00 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">46.82%
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117 <tr align=
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"left">Shorten
3.2a (-p8 -b2048)
</td><td>3:
14.03</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">2:
16.63</td><td>1:
58.49</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">1:
08.47</td><td>102.60 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">48.04%
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118 <tr align=
"right" bgcolor=
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"left">Shorten
3.2a (-p0 -b256, default)
</td><td>2:
41.54</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">1:
43.74</td><td>1:
48.33</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">0:
56.56</td><td>102.84 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">48.15%
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119 <tr align=
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1.2.1 (-
1)
</td><td>1:
44.16</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">0:
43.35</td><td>1:
30.39</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">0:
36.69</td><td>103.43 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">48.43%
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120 <tr align=
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"left">RIFF WAVE
</td><td>8:
16.11</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4"></td><td>8:
16.11</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4"></td><td>213.56 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">100.00%
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</a><br />
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<br />
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</a><br />
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