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Imperceptibility, embedding capacity, and robustness are three main requirements for audio information-hiding techniques. To achieve the three main requirements, this study proposes a high-quality audio information-hiding technology in the wavelet domain. Due to the fact that wavelet domain provides a useful and robust platform for audio information hiding, this study applies multi-coefficients of discrete wavelet transform (DWT) to hide information. By considering a good, imperceptible concealment, we combine signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) with quantization embedding for these coefficients in a mathematical model. Moreover, amplitude-thresholding compression technology is combined in this model. Finally, the matrix-type Lagrange principle plays an essential role in solving the model so as to reduce the carrying capacity of network transmission while protecting personal copyright or private information. Based on the experimental results, we nearly maintained the original quality of the embedded audio by optimization of signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). 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