> why wouldnt you use maximum compression when benchmarking?

The loss in speed isn't worth the gain in compression: Once again

Encoder                    File size         Encoding time
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Lpac    -fast             75.650KB         169sec
            -normal        70.524KB         284sec
            -high            70.375KB         404sec

Shorten                    75.514KB          88sec
 
MA     -normal         71.180KB          64sec
           -high              70.483KB          75sec
          

BTW the original file is Metallica's "The outlaw torn"


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