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can someone explain to me why 48khz is the new default for audio? i tried to use 44.1khz instead and it took me days to figure out an issue i'm having is related to this: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/issues/2476
@mavica_again the choice of 44.1khz is one of the big mysteries of electronics, born as the sample rate of phlips/sony audio CD in 1987.
If you search around you can found at least ten improbable tales about that number: 2x2x3x3x5x5x7x7, 294× 50×3 (stored on PAL U-Matic tape), the duration of beethoven 9th on that physical support... there is also a wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/44,100_Hz
the more reasonable 48khz appeared later (1987) with DAT, spread in video industry and eventually prevailed.