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The '-44100-2-' in the filename is the ingest normaliser's fingerprint (44.1 kHz, 2 channels). Your WAV or 320k MP3 does not survive. Second caveat: anchor.fm enclosures are 402/302 chains through anchor.fm/s/<id>/podcast/play/<n>/<urlencoded origin>, so the enclosure URL is a redirector with the object path embedded — permanent, but the served object is always the transcode.","confidence":"reported","confidence_note":"One page read moves it to documented.","evidence":[{"url":"https://support.spotify.com/us/creators/article/publishing-audio-episodes/","date":"2026-10-21","proved":"'We don't have a file size limit'; 'We support MP3, M4A, and WAV file types. 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