Although Spotify may remain the most used music streaming service in the market, the truth is that it is the worst sound quality. Those of us who seek “something else” opt for services such as Tidal, Qobuz or Apple Music, since they offer lossless audio. But what about those looking for a multichannel immersive audio? Although it is true that some services have clues in this format, it is equally true that they do not offer the highest possible quality. Pure audio streaming, a new streaming service that will be presented at the High End Munich 2025 fair, arrives to solve it.
As we said, some existing services have clues that offer that “three -dimensional” listening experience through their compatibility with the Dolby Atmos format and space audio technology. But the truth is that such music is transmitted compressed and with losses; That is, so they fail to exploit the potential of this type of track. Pure Audio Streaming It is a service developed to change this and promises to provide «immersive audio without losseswithout compressing and without concessions both at mobile devices and home film systems ». Let’s take a look.
Pure audio streaming: multichannel audio without losses through the Internet
At the moment this new service is not known, although those responsible for it have given some details. We know that Pure Audio Streamingthe first immersive streaming service without losses in the world, He has announced an exclusive program that will debut at the High End Munich 2025 (which is celebrated from May 15 to 18). Pure audio streaming is designed for purists who demand absolute fidelity, since it is a platform that offers surround, immersive and lossless sound with study quality; as well as binural audio.
During the High End Munich, the fair attendees will be the first to experience this innovative service before its official launch this summer through live demonstrations. The demonstrations will show Auro 3D, surround sound and binural audio, all with study quality.
Participants will obtain exclusive access to Pure Audio Streaming before launch on July 25 and will also receive a free Shield Pro Nvidia, a full year of the service and the opportunity to contribute to the development of the platform. So if you are going to the Munich Fair and want to try to participate, you should know that The application deadline closes on May 18 and that you can register here.
That said, what is special for this new service? At the moment we know that it will offer two subscriptions: a “Stereo” plan which offers stereo audio but high resolution (up to 192 kHz PCM) and audio binaural (PCM 48 KHz through Auro technology); and a “Immersive” plan which offers PCM 5.1 as well as 7.1.4 PCM 96 KHz (through Auro 3D technology).
We also know that to achieve multichannel immersive audio through Auro 3D technology we will need to have compatible devicesusing an HDMI input, a compatible player (such as the commented Nvidia Shield TV Pro), a compatible AV receiver and a speaker pack that admits at least 5.1. However, of course, to get the best experience, the creators of the service indicate that it is preferable to have a system with 7.1.4 channels and that it is compatible with the 3D Auro format. All this topped with a fast Internet connection.
Those responsible for Pure Audio streaming also commented that among the compatible devices we will have the Amazon Fire Stick 4K (2023), el Amazon Fire Cube (which will receive compatibility later), computers 2021 mac onwards and computers Windows through the Google Chrome browser.
Finally, in terms of content, from Pure Audio Streaming They assure that they already have prepared More than 300 recordingsincluding the winner of the Grammy Lux of 2L Records. And what about the price? It has not yet been revealed, but it is clear that this service is aimed at the most demanding audio fans, which suggests that it will not be precisely cheap.
