Mother Earth Radio
High Resolution Radio – Vinyl & Hi-Res Audio
The world’s first internet radio in 192 kHz FLAC
Vinyl for classics, hi-res files for new releases. Tuned to 429 Hz. Curated by a BR audio engineer with 30 years of experience. No MP3. No charts. No algorithms. No AI. No interruptions.
192 kHz FLAC
The highest resolution in radio streaming. Lossless. Bit-perfect.
Best sources
Original vinyl pressings and hi-res files. Always the highest available quality.
No interruptions
No jingles. No station IDs. No ads. Just music, track by track.
Three things listeners keep saying
“The difference from regular radio is instantly audible. Even with standard headphones you can tell: there’s more detail, more space, more music.”
“Finally, no more 20-track rotation. I’m always discovering new things. No charts, no mainstream sameness.”
“I don’t need to be reminded which station I’m listening to.”
RECOMMENDED BY AUDIOPHILES
“Just listened to Mother Earth Jazz, which is immediately now on one of my 12 presets.”
— WiiM Audiophile Forum
“The world’s first Hi-Res Audio web radio station streaming music directly from vinyl records.”
— Audiophile.fm
“Broadcast with a resolution of 24 bit 192kHz – the highest audio quality available worldwide..”
— HiResAudio.online
Listed on: audiophile.fm • hiresaudio.online • 24bit96.com
Why buy the app instead of listening for free in the browser?
The web player is for testing. The apps are for listening.
The difference lies in the detail – and in the signal. While the browser player is limited to 96 kHz, the native apps stream in full 192 kHz / 24 bit. This is the highest resolution available in the audio field – better than CD, better than Spotify HiFi, on par with studio masters.
In addition: The apps use the native audio stack of your device. No browser in between, no compression through WebAudio APIs. The signal goes directly from the stream to your DAC – as it should be. For listeners with high-quality equipment, this makes an audible difference: more airiness in the highs, more precise transients, a stage that really opens up.
And practical: Complete metadata with cover art, song history for reference, and the ability to request songs – all only in the apps.
Experience Hi-Res Audio – without an expensive setup
Want to know what Hi-Res Audio really sounds like? You don’t need a 500-euro DAC and gold-plated cables. All you need:
- A wired headphone (yes, your old one will do)
- The Mother Earth Radio App
- Press Play
That’s it. Your smartphone already has a DAC built in that can handle 192 kHz – most people just don’t know it. With a wired headphone, you bypass Bluetooth compression and hear the full signal. No hustle, no voodoo, no expensive equipment. Simply Hi-Res Audio on your ear – for under 20 euros.
| Web-Player | App | App + USB DAC | Hardware streamer | |
| FLAC 192 kHz | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Metadata | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Native Audio | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | – |
| The best way | 👑 |
Pay once. No subscription. Yours forever. While streaming services get more expensive every year, Mother Earth Radio remains a one-time investment in better sound.
[→ Learn more about high-resolution internet radio]
Do you have a hardware streamer or hi-fi network player?
WiiM, Naim, Cambridge Audio, Bluesound & others – you can find direct stream URLs for all four channels on the Technical Info & FAQ page.
Just enter the URL in your player and you’re done. FLAC 192 kHz runs natively.
Note: Hardware streamers currently don’t show any metadata—no artist, no album, no cover art. That’s due to missing integration, not us. This will change, but it will take a bit longer.
The best way if you have an external DAC: App + USB DAC. You get the full MER audio stack with an optimized buffer, plus complete metadata—and your DAC does the rest.
Tip: Many devices have a built-in radio search – just search for “Mother Earth” and you’re done. No URL needed.
Roon users: Mother Earth Radio is natively integrated into Roon Live Radio — all four channels, with metadata. Just search and you’re done.
Four channels. One philosophy.
Internet radio rethought: Curated, not algorithmic. Hi-Res, not compressed. Vinyl, not digital.
Mother Earth Jazz
From ECM to Free Jazz. Curated, not algorithmic.
-> More about Jazz Radio in Hi-Res
Mother Earth Klassik
Historical performances. Contemporary music. 429 Hz.
-> More about Classical Radio in Hi-Res
Mother Earth Main
Eclectic. From Nick Drake to Nils Frahm
-> Listen now
Mother Earth Instrumental
Music without words. For working, reading, reflecting.
-> Listen now
Why FLAC? Because your brain is listening.
MP3 sounds good. Spotify sounds good. That’s enough for most people.
But “sounding good” isn’t the whole story.
In audiology, there is a field of research called “Listening Effort.” It examines how much cognitive work the brain has to do when listening. The result, proven by pupillometry, EEG, and behavioral tests:
Compressed audio signals require more cognitive resources—even if you don’t hear a difference in quality.
You don’t notice it. But your head is working harder.
That’s why Fraunhofer—the inventors of MP3—are constantly developing better codecs. From MP3 to AAC to xHE-AAC. The goal: reduce artifacts, lower Listening Effort.
Our solution is simpler: Don’t compress in the first place.
Mother Earth Radio broadcasts in FLAC. No artifacts. No Listening Effort. The signal as it is. High Resolution Radio.
[→ Learn more: Conscious Listening]
Conscious Listening: The Complete Setup
FLAC reduces neural work through compression artifacts. But that’s only level one.
Level two: Klangzelle broadband speakers – one driver, no crossover. No phase correction in the head.
Level three: 429 Hz tuning – tuned to Mother Earth Radio and Klangzelle.
Three factors that relieve your brain. Not esoteric – measurable, physical, mathematically based.
EXPERIENCE HI-RES AUDIO AS IT SHOULD BE
Or: Support the project directly
Mother Earth Radio runs ad-free. No interruptions, no sponsor jingles. This costs about 1,600 euros a year – music licenses, servers, bandwidth.
A small circle of monthly supporters keeps the project running. If you can and want to: every contribution helps. If not – just keep listening. That’s perfectly okay.
