Does anyone have an explanation to this? Does YouTube actually have higher source bitrate than Soundcloud? Or could it be the converting service that causes that loss in the Soundcloud file? And if so why would it still convert the file as 320kbps if it's compressing it to 128kbps anyway? That seems like a waste. But as seen in the pictures attached, as I attempted to test both sources' bitrates by converting them into 320kbps mp3 files, only the YouTube file shows the spectrum characteristics of an actual 320kbps, while the converted Soundcloud file bitrate seems to be originally just around 128kbps.

It's my understanding that Soundcloud, inherently being an audio streaming service, has the best audio quality and that youtube only processes audio at lower bitrates such as 128kbps. Attached are two Spek analysis of the same track converted into 320kbps from both YouTube and Soundcloud. Pastikan anda sudah mengunjungi / atau memasukan alamat pada google chrome Tempel atau Pastekan Link yang dari Youtube tadi pada kolom pencarian Klik Search Setelah pencarian ditemukan, anda akan diberikan pilihan bitrate, yaitu: 64kbps, 128kbps, 192kbps, 256kbps dan 320kbps.

Youtube to mp3 high quality 128 kbps