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Streaming technology had to improve: this allows studio servers to send a continuous flow or stream of data through (but not to) a desktop computer, where it is converted into sound.

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For this experiment, both a broadcast studio quality version (140 Mbps, embedded in a 270 Mbps data stream) and a lower quality version (40 Mbps) were sent.

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