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| Category | Avg. Bitrate (kbps) | Avg. SNR (dB) | LUFS (± 1 dB) | % Meeting All Targets | |----------|---------------------|---------------|--------------|------------------------| | Podcasts | 192 (AAC‑LC) | 68 | –15.8 | 42 % | | Meditation | 256 (AAC‑LC) | 73 | –16.1 | 78 % | | Music | 320 (AAC‑HE) | 75 | –16.3 | 85 % | | Category | Avg
High‑resolution music tracks consistently met or exceeded all target thresholds, whereas many podcasts remained below the 70 dB SNR cut‑off.
Antarvasna.com employs an ABR algorithm based on MPEG‑DASH. Our testing showed that, under stable 5 Mbps Wi‑Fi, the platform consistently delivered the highest available bitrate. However, on cellular networks (3 G/4 G) the algorithm dropped to 128 kbps, sharply reducing MOS (average drop of 0.7 points). This suggests a need for more aggressive pre‑fetching or fallback to higher‑efficiency codecs (e.g., Opus) for low‑bandwidth scenarios.
| Metric | Tool | Target Value (Best) | |--------|------|---------------------| | Bitrate (kbps) | FFprobe | ≥ 256 (AAC‑LC) | | Sample Rate (Hz) | FFprobe | 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz | | Signal‑to‑Noise Ratio (SNR) | Audacity (Analyze → Plot Spectrum) | ≥ 70 dB | | Loudness (Integrated LUFS) | ITU‑R BS.1770‑4 | –16 ± 1 LUFS | | Spectral Flatness (dB) | MATLAB | ≥ –30 dB (speech) | | Dynamic Range (DR) | DR Meter | ≥ 10 dB (music) |