Answers.Body: <p>YouTube support indicates that they stream at 128 kbps AAC for normal users, and 256 kbps AAC for premium ones.</p>
  
  <p>Source 1: <a href="https://support.google.com/youtubemusic/thread/168815?hl=en" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://support.google.com/youtubemusic/thread/168815?hl=en</a></p>
  
  <p>Source 2: <a href="https://support.google.com/youtubemusic/thread/338369?msgid=348540" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://support.google.com/youtubemusic/thread/338369?msgid=348540</a></p>
  
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Body: <p>I know that YouTube no allows 96kHz audio. But I also worry about second thing the bitrate. How much is possible maximum to get from YouTube stream? I'v only found recommended value of 384kbps, but I need to know if this number will be reduced by YouTube if I use bigger and if using bigger number is possible at all.</p>
  
  <p>Also what are other services that allows this or higher quality of audio being streamed along with video.</p>
  
Tags: <encoding><codec>
Title: Maximum YouTube video stream audio bitrate
UserDisplayName: m23
ThreadText: # Maximum YouTube video stream audio bitrate
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2019-03-02)
  
  I know that YouTube no allows 96kHz audio. But I also worry about second thing the bitrate. How much is possible maximum to get from YouTube stream? I'v only found recommended value of 384kbps, but I need to know if this number will be reduced by YouTube if I use bigger and if using bigger number is possible at all.
  
  Also what are other services that allows this or higher quality of audio being streamed along with video.
  
  **Tags:** encoding, codec
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2019-03-02. Score: 0
  
  YouTube support indicates that they stream at 128 kbps AAC for normal users, and 256 kbps AAC for premium ones.
  
  Source 1: <https://support.google.com/youtubemusic/thread/168815?hl=en>
  
  Source 2: <https://support.google.com/youtubemusic/thread/338369?msgid=348540>
  
  
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