> Choosing a lossy audio codec has become such a no brainer.

Falser words hath never been spoken.

> Falser words hath never been spoken.

Why? Care to explain?

I have fully switched to opus for lossy since I cannot be bothered to find the sweet spot for aac encoders and bitrate. Opus simply is too good and convenient and has been for ages.

What other lossy codec is better and for what reason? Under what circumstances and use cases? I really need put effort in looking for edge cases to not choose opus.

Aac is good too, but way too many choices to make for storing mass material for the long term and be sure the quality is always good enough.