Jean.Francois
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Dominique Fils-Aimé presents My World Is The Sun, her fifth studio album. This new recording continues her artistic journey, blending jazz, soul, and contemporary influences.
The album explores themes related to identity, nature, and personal reflection. The arrangements favor a stripped-down approach, highlighting the voice and instrumental textures. Overall, the production is polished, attentive to detail, and balanced in its sound.
Dominique Fils-Aimé will also be the brand ambassador of the HIGH END 2026 exhibition, which will take place in Vienna in June.
For this review, I invite you to read the interview with sound engineer — and musician — Jacques Roy, who explains in detail the entire production process, from recording to stereo and Dolby Atmos mixing, as well as the specific work carried out to achieve a faithful binaural version. Jacques Roy does not hesitate to multiply vocal takes and overdubs in order to add depth and dimension, both in stereo and Atmos. Each track therefore contains between 200 and 300 individual tracks.
In addition to traditional formats such as standard streaming and vinyl records, we also tested this album on the audiophile streaming service Pure Audio Streaming, particularly in its PCM 7.1.4 and binaural versions. A highly successful first experience for this audiophile audio streaming platform.
This stereo version offers a remarkable sound, taking full advantage of the high-resolution format to capture all the subtleties of the recording, both in the instruments and in Dominique Fils-Aim’s voice. The stereo version features a very wide soundstage that literally extends beyond the speakers. It showcases the meticulous and precise results of Jacques Roy’s mixing.
The waveform of the Tidal Max – 2026 version shows a good dynamic range confirmed with DR10. In terms of dynamics, several tracks stand out for their high range (DR12), and fortunately, only four songs have limited dynamics (DR9).
The Dolby Atmos format is the true revelation of this album. The music like Sea of Clouds, fully explores the possibilities of immersive sound, with a composition designed in 360 degrees for the placement and movement of the musical elements.
The PCM 7.1.4 streaming version is the best immersive format available for playback on a 7.1.4 system. Indeed, this version is taken directly from the ADM master, which can contain up to 128 audio channels or objects (10 channels for the bed and up to 118 audio objects in a Dolby Atmos ADM master). This differs from the Dolby Digital TrueHD Atmos format, which is limited to 16 channels/objects. As a result, there is no reduction in the number of objects caused by Dolby Digital TrueHD Atmos compression.
When listening, all the nuances, spatial precision, and fine details are preserved, exactly as they would be heard in a 7.1.4 Atmos studio. This allows full enjoyment of the Dolby Atmos mix of this album, which makes excellent use of spatialization, with vocals perfectly integrated into the music.
pureaudiostreaming.com is now a leading streaming service for immersive audio listening. If you create an account, you’ll have access to the first 30 seconds of each track on the album.
It is one of the best Atmos mixes of 2026.
The binaural version is offered in lossless PCM format, derived directly from the original Atmos version, providing an immersive listening experience through headphones while preserving all the detail, clarity, and depth. In addition, Jacques Roy has done a tremendous job of creating an immersive version that perfectly respects the original sound balance, which is altered by the binaural encoding compared to the stereo version (available on pureaudiostreaming.com)
You can also find the full analysis (including interview, all graphs and measurements) HERE (link).
Enjoy listening,
Jean-François
Dominique Fils-Aimé presents My World Is The Sun, her fifth studio album. This new recording continues her artistic journey, blending jazz, soul, and contemporary influences.
Dominique Fils-Aimé will also be the brand ambassador of the HIGH END 2026 exhibition, which will take place in Vienna in June.
For this review, I invite you to read the interview with sound engineer — and musician — Jacques Roy, who explains in detail the entire production process, from recording to stereo and Dolby Atmos mixing, as well as the specific work carried out to achieve a faithful binaural version. Jacques Roy does not hesitate to multiply vocal takes and overdubs in order to add depth and dimension, both in stereo and Atmos. Each track therefore contains between 200 and 300 individual tracks.
In addition to traditional formats such as standard streaming and vinyl records, we also tested this album on the audiophile streaming service Pure Audio Streaming, particularly in its PCM 7.1.4 and binaural versions. A highly successful first experience for this audiophile audio streaming platform.
This stereo version offers a remarkable sound, taking full advantage of the high-resolution format to capture all the subtleties of the recording, both in the instruments and in Dominique Fils-Aim’s voice. The stereo version features a very wide soundstage that literally extends beyond the speakers. It showcases the meticulous and precise results of Jacques Roy’s mixing.
The waveform of the Tidal Max – 2026 version shows a good dynamic range confirmed with DR10. In terms of dynamics, several tracks stand out for their high range (DR12), and fortunately, only four songs have limited dynamics (DR9).
The Dolby Atmos format is the true revelation of this album. The music like Sea of Clouds, fully explores the possibilities of immersive sound, with a composition designed in 360 degrees for the placement and movement of the musical elements.
The PCM 7.1.4 streaming version is the best immersive format available for playback on a 7.1.4 system. Indeed, this version is taken directly from the ADM master, which can contain up to 128 audio channels or objects (10 channels for the bed and up to 118 audio objects in a Dolby Atmos ADM master). This differs from the Dolby Digital TrueHD Atmos format, which is limited to 16 channels/objects. As a result, there is no reduction in the number of objects caused by Dolby Digital TrueHD Atmos compression.
When listening, all the nuances, spatial precision, and fine details are preserved, exactly as they would be heard in a 7.1.4 Atmos studio. This allows full enjoyment of the Dolby Atmos mix of this album, which makes excellent use of spatialization, with vocals perfectly integrated into the music.
pureaudiostreaming.com is now a leading streaming service for immersive audio listening. If you create an account, you’ll have access to the first 30 seconds of each track on the album.
It is one of the best Atmos mixes of 2026.
The binaural version is offered in lossless PCM format, derived directly from the original Atmos version, providing an immersive listening experience through headphones while preserving all the detail, clarity, and depth. In addition, Jacques Roy has done a tremendous job of creating an immersive version that perfectly respects the original sound balance, which is altered by the binaural encoding compared to the stereo version (available on pureaudiostreaming.com)
You can also find the full analysis (including interview, all graphs and measurements) HERE (link).
Enjoy listening,
Jean-François
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