This article is from the MPEG FAQ, by Frank Gadegast phade@cs.tu-berlin.de with numerous contributions by others.
No. The codec delay does not depend on the audio signal.With all Layers,
the delay depends on the actual implementation used in a specific codec, so
different codecs may have different delays. Furthermore, the delay depends
on the actual sample rate and bitrate of your codec.
 
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