In general, this disclosure describes techniques for seamless audio data compression control system that can respond to the increasing adaptation demands for source coding characteristics to accommodate co-existence of various devices in a personal area network. In one example, a source device includes a memory and one or more processors in communication with the memory. The memory is configured to store audio data. The one or more processors are configured to select, based on a nominal compression ratio or a streaming rate, a compression level of multiple compression levels, the multiple compression levels arranged hierarchically to allow for dynamic transitioning between the compression levels. The one or more processors are further configured to encode, based on the selected compression level of the multiple compression levels, the audio data stored to the memory.