All4MP3 has announced the launch of their new mp3HD codec which promises to keep “100% bit-exact replica of CD tracks” when ripping from a physical audio CD.
According to the official site, mp3HD offers the following:
* mp3HD is a lossless audio codec (100% bit-exact replica of CD tracks)
* Backward Compatible to mp3
* File extension .mp3
* Bitrates for music approximately 500 to 900 kbps rates (similar to other lossless codecs), depending on genre
* Embedded mp3 track and the mp3HD file share the same id3 metadata
* Encoding parameters (e.g. bit rate), ancillary data and meta data of embedded mp3 track are under control
