The NuraTrue Pro are the first wireless earphones to feature aptX Lossless streaming

The first pair of earbuds to feature the new Bluetooth streaming codec that promises to deliver CD-quality sound without any loss of audio clarity, aptX Lossless, will be available later this year. The NuraTrue Pro true wireless earbuds are created by Australian audio firm Nura and are currently being promoted on Kickstarter with early bird prices starting at $199 and a final retail price of $329.

The bad news is that, as of now, you won't be able to find source devices that support the new audio codec because "there are currently no devices available with this feature," according to Qualcomm representative Sarah McMurray. In addition, your music must be CD quality or higher in order to obtain the most out of aptX Lossless — excellent for Apple Music subscribers, less so for Spotify users waiting for HiFi.

Last year, Qualcomm announced aptX Lossless, which it claimed would be able to stream CD-quality, 16-bit / 44.1kHz audio via Bluetooth. That's not to say there isn't any compression going on; rather, Qualcomm claims that this lossy compression is lossless, so the music your headphones receive should be "mathematically bit-for-bit identical," according to Qualcomm's James Chapman. aptX Lossless can handle a bitrate of up to 1Mbps compared with 990kbps for LDAC, its nearest competitor.

The NuraTrue Pro also has active noise cancellation, spatial audio, multipoint connectivity to allow them to be connected to multiple source devices at once, and the option of using either earbud independently. They may be charged wirelessly and provide up to eight hours of music from the buds themselves or up to 32 hours when linked with the charging case. For the NuraTrue Pro, Nura reintroduces its sound customization technology that it introduced on its original over-ear headphones. Nura expects the NuraTrue Pro to enter mass production in August and to ship to backers in “early Q4 2022.”

Source: www.theverge.com