We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. To recap, both the SRS-RA3000 and SRS-RA5000 have "ambient room-filling sound," according to Sony. The company says its spatial audio ...

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 ...

Tracks mixed in 360 Reality Audio sound much more spacious and expansive on headphones than stereo tracks; the listening experience is more comfortable and easy on the ears. I’ve long been fascinated ...

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 ...

The current decade has seen a surround-music revival through new digital technologies and Dolby Atmos Music isn't the only game in town. Sony's 360 Reality Audio (360RA) is a growing new format ...

I’m sitting in the middle of a Live Nation mixing studio in Hollywood, surrounded by speakers—some low against the wall, some perched higher up. When a live version of Jesse McCartney’s “Soul” comes ...

Sony’s latest firmware update fine-tunes 360 Spatial Audio sound mapping for the HT-A7000 and HT-A5000 soundbars, but there is a catch – you need to purchase optional rear surround speakers. 360 ...

In the multimedia experience, audio almost always gets the short end of the stick compared to video and graphics. Lately, however, there has been a growing awareness of the role that sound plays in ...