Sony's flagship soundbars just got support for another spatial audio format

Date:
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 18:06:52 +0000

Description:
If you own a Sony HT-A5000 or HT-A7000 Soundbar, you can manually update your audio gear to gain access to Sonys spatial audio format.

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If you own a Sony HT-A5000 or HT-A7000 Soundbar , you might want to manually trigger an update. When you do, you should have access to Sonys spatial audio format, 360 Reality Audio .

Like Dolby Atmos or DTS:X, 360 Reality Audio goes beyond traditional surround sound by offering a fully-encompassing bubble of sound with front height and front back audio cues.

That said, to get either of the soundbars to play 360 Reality Audio content you will need to connect your soundbar to a pair of rear speakers - in this case, either the SA-RS3S wireless rear speakers or the new SA-RS5. You might have bought them alongside your soundbar when you made your purchase, otherwise they're currently sold separately.

In terms of app support, Sonys spatial audio format is supported via Amazon Music Unlimited, Deezer, and Tidal, all of which should be available through Wi-Fi streaming. Analysis: Sonys flagship soundbar is now feature-complete

One major pain point with Sonys AV products in the last few years is that
they promise a ton of features at launch - only to delay the release of those features for months.

Thats exactly what happened with VRR support on Sony TVs that were promised last year and didnt arrive until December and now the Sony HT-A7000 that Sony said would support 360 Reality Audio when it launched last year but didnt get that support until mid-April of this year.

These are free over-the-air updates, so its not like theyre difficult to get once they become available, but it certainly would be nice to have them available when the product launches rather than several months down the road. DTS:X vs Dolby Atmos vs DTS Play-Fi: surround sound and multi-room explained



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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/news/sonys-flagship-soundbars-just-got-support-for-a nother-spatial-audio-format/


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