All items tagged with Dolby Atmos (261)
Klipsch Expands Dolby Atmos Soundbar Lineup With Cinema 1200 and Cinema 800 Systems
July 19, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Klipsch Expands Dolby Atmos Soundbar Lineup With Cinema 1200 and Cinema 800 Systems

Currently celebrating its 75th anniversary, Klipsch introduced a complete lineup of new feature-rich soundbars and home theater systems that are a major upgrade to stand-alone television sound. New from the Indianapolis-based company, the Cinema 1200 and Cinema 800 systems are complete home theater solutions with up-firing drivers that support Dolby Atmos, and feature 8K HDR passthrough and Dolby Vision compatibility.
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AvidPlay Subscription Service Now Enables Artists and Labels to Distribute Dolby Atmos Tracks for Apple Music
July 16, 2021 by Joao Martins

AvidPlay Subscription Service Now Enables Artists and Labels to Distribute Dolby Atmos Tracks for Apple Music

AvidPlay, Avid’s subscription-based, independent music distribution service, now allows artists and labels to distribute their Dolby Atmos tracks directly to Apple Music’s new Spatial Audio offerings. For those Pro Tools users that see the value of the fully integrated subscription that AvidPlay provides, this is now an important argument to increase the value of new Dolby Atmos mixes. Artists can even use the AvidPlay dashboard to manage their tracks and albums, and monitor song performance and earnings.
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Augspurger MinimaX Nearfield Monitors Launched at Summer NAMM 2021
July 13, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Augspurger MinimaX Nearfield Monitors Launched at Summer NAMM 2021

Augspurger, the studio monitor company founded by Dave Malekpour, announced a new 2-way near-field monitoring solution, the MX-65 ‘MinimaX’. Featuring many of the same high-end features as seen in its existing SOLO and DUO monitor series, the MX-series brings the renowned Augspurger sound principles and immersive capabilities to new audiences in a compact and portable package. Studio equipment specialist Pro Audio Design will show the new monitors at Summer NAMM 2021.
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Automotive Audio Solutions - The Changing Automotive Environment in 2021
July 8, 2021 by Roger Shively

Automotive Audio Solutions - The Changing Automotive Environment in 2021

For the audioXpress 2021 Automotive Audio Solutions update, Roger Shively (JJR Acoustics and Co-Chair of the AES Automotive Audio Technical Committee) wrote an expanded overview of the many ways in which the audio industry is increasingly interacting with car manufacturers, particularly in the transition to fully-electric powered vehicles. This article was originally published in audioXpress, June 2021.
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Market, Technology, and Trends for Soundbars in Perspective
July 5, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Market, Technology, and Trends for Soundbars in Perspective

Market research firm SAR Insight and Consulting updated its available analysis on one of the most important speaker form-factors currently in the audio and home entertainment industry. In the company's latest report on soundbars, the company details the technology trends, market growth and competitive analysis in the category. As manufacturers continue to expand the features, consumers also seem to have greater appreciation for soundbars.
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Apple Introduces Beats Studio Buds with ANC and new TWS Form Factor
June 15, 2021 by Joao Martins

Apple Introduces Beats Studio Buds with ANC and new TWS Form Factor

Beats - the leading audio brand that also belongs to Apple - announced Beats Studio Buds, a new powerful true wireless earbud design that delivers a high-quality audio experience in a new, lightweight and comfortable design. Sweat- and water-resistant earbuds with an IPX4 rating and up to 24 hours of battery life, the new Beats Studio Buds add quality Active Noise Cancellation, Transparency and for the first time ever, convenient one-touch pairing to both iOS and Android users.
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Achieving Loudspeaker Design Goals Using Multiphysics Simulation
June 11, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Achieving Loudspeaker Design Goals Using Multiphysics Simulation

Dolby Laboratories and COMSOL join the Audio Product Education Institute in a discussion on the role of modeling and measurements in the loudspeaker design process. The webinar, June 16 (12pm EDT) shares speaker design project experiences, detailing how simulation, measurements, and experiments help in meeting projects' requirements. The use of simulation in audio system design and multiphysics modeling of loudspeakers is addressed.
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Listening to Apple Music Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos... Music
June 8, 2021 by Joao Martins

Listening to Apple Music Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos... Music

As promised, Apple is now offering Spatial Audio and Lossless Audio options for subscribers of its Music streaming service. The update includes Lossless and High-Resolution Audio support. But the big push is going towards Spatial Audio. Basically Apple is saying: "Lossless Audio is here, it's free, so use it and shut-up about it." And meanwhile, Apple suggests we go listen to Spatial Audio which is dubbed like "HD for music," or "the next big thing after Stereo." Is it really?
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Yamaha Updates Home Entertainment with New Series of Cutting-edge Aventage AV Receivers
May 20, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Yamaha Updates Home Entertainment with New Series of Cutting-edge Aventage AV Receivers

A decade ago, Yamaha brought the power, performance and sophisticated build of its Aventage AV receivers to market. Now, as home entertainment is experiencing a renaissance, Yamaha announced the most dramatic update to its flagship series of AV receivers with three new models that support all the latest standards, media formats and technologies expected today.
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Amazon Reacts To Apple’s Announcement and Confirms Music HD For All at No Extra Cost
May 17, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Amazon Reacts To Apple’s Announcement and Confirms Music HD For All at No Extra Cost

Subscribers to Amazon Music Unlimited can now upgrade to the highest quality streaming audio available, for free. Reacting to the fact that Apple Music announced it will offer lossless audio streaming as standard starting in June, Amazon also announced that Amazon Music HD Lossless Audio, previously available at an additional cost, is now standard for Unlimited Tier subscribers.
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