diff --git a/.changeset/spicy-moose-float.md b/.changeset/spicy-moose-float.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0a2960a37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/spicy-moose-float.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'livekit-client': patch
+---
+
+Increase default audio bitrates
diff --git a/src/room/track/options.ts b/src/room/track/options.ts
index 143a0ed25..78b7fe9f9 100644
--- a/src/room/track/options.ts
+++ b/src/room/track/options.ts
@@ -398,19 +398,19 @@ export namespace AudioPresets {
     maxBitrate: 12_000,
   };
   export const speech: AudioPreset = {
-    maxBitrate: 20_000,
+    maxBitrate: 24_000,
   };
   export const music: AudioPreset = {
-    maxBitrate: 32_000,
+    maxBitrate: 48_000,
   };
   export const musicStereo: AudioPreset = {
-    maxBitrate: 48_000,
+    maxBitrate: 64_000,
   };
   export const musicHighQuality: AudioPreset = {
-    maxBitrate: 64_000,
+    maxBitrate: 96_000,
   };
   export const musicHighQualityStereo: AudioPreset = {
-    maxBitrate: 96_000,
+    maxBitrate: 128_000,
   };
 }