The larger of Sony’s first two 360 Reality Audio speakers is a beast. The device is big and powerful, capable of solid 360RA performance and upscaling regular music to make it sound more immersive.

Two years ago, at CES 2019, Sony unleashed its 360 Reality Audio format (360 RA) to great acclaim from the journalists who experienced a live demo. Since then, Sony has been remarkably conservative in ...

Immersive recordings, whether in the form of virtual reality or 360-degree video, have an unparalleled ability to transport an audience and give them a sense of presence and dimension in a new place.

A live performance by Zara Larsson will stream in Sony’s 360 Reality Audio on Monday. There’s also a new creative suite plugin for 360 Reality Audio that’s compatible with “popular digital audio ...

Both the Sony HT-A7000 and HT-A5000 soundbars will receive an update enabling 360 Spatial Audio, which will also require the existing SA-RS3S wireless rear speaker kit or Sony’s new battery-powered SA ...

While some might be still debating the merits of hi-res audio, the music industry is about to make a big shift into surround-sound audio. Of the two leading surround formats — Dolby Atmos Music and ...

Very expensive 360 audio tracks are in short supply Regular music lacks precision compared to rival speakers No AirPlay 2 support No battery and the power supply is big The Sony SRS-RA5000 doesn't ...

ERLANGEN, Germany & BARCELONA, Spain–At Mobile World Congress 2016, Fraunhofer IIS presents an immersive audio technology solution for enhancing the audio on the innovative LG 360 VR. It comes with ...

Samsung has thrown the gauntlet down to Sonos in the home audio arena with three new additions to its Wireless Audio 360 speaker range. The R1, R3 and R5 models are wireless multi-room speakers that ...

The Polk Audio SurroundBar 360 DVD Theater delivers excellent sound from a single speaker bar, with the lack of built-in Blu-ray being the real sticking point. John Falcone Senior Editorial Director, ...

Polk Audio has officially unveiled its first single-speaker all-in-one home theater system, the SurroundBar 360. The system is comprised of just two components--a single elongated speaker (44 inches ...

As immersive video formats grow in popularity, NPR audio engineers have been experimenting with techniques for how to record high-quality spatial audio — an audio format that allows a listener to ...