If there was one consistent trend among the soundbars I saw CES 2020, it was that manufacturers are embracing virtualized 3D audio in a big way. Samsung’s budget-priced T-series soundbars, for example ...

The HT-G700’s $500 price tag might sound enticing given its array of 3D audio functionality, but it’s missing a huge feature: Wi-Fi connectivity. Sony doubles down on virtualized 3D audio with the ...

How the newly finalized MPEG-I immersive audio standard is bringing true, six-degrees-of-freedom sound to virtual and ...

In the virtual reality video game Secret Shop, players hear a door creak open behind them, prompting them to turn around and set the game’s plot into motion. It seems like a simple thing. But creating ...

This concert sounds insane. It’s not just that the electronic, laser-like sounds coming from the modular synthesizer onstage recall an intergalactic battle from a sci-fi movie. It’s that they’re ...

While audio can help sell the illusion of video, there are some limitations. A typical stereo headphone setup may provide some limited left and right differentiation at a basic level, while virtual ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Microsoft's research into 3D audio could become a big boon to virtual and augmented reality ...

I'm staring at a large iron door in a dimly lit room. "Hey," a voice says, somewhere on my right. "Hey buddy, you there?" It's a heavily masked humanoid. He proceeds to tell me that my sensory ...

For just $160, you could have realistic 3D surround sound you can take anywhere. At least that’s the pitch for Neoh, a new headphone project launched by 3D Sound Labs today on Kickstarter. Using ...

There was an era in the evolution of home audio where choosing a wireless surround system over traditional wired speakers was an act of compromise. Hiding ugly speaker wire in the nooks and crannies ...

Sony always makes home audio products a part of its CES presentations, and 2018 is no difference. Perhaps most notable are the HT-Z9F and HT-X9000F, two soundbars that include Dolby Atmos surround ...

Ambisonic rendering is a way to simulate the precise locations of sounds in 3D, and an ambisonics algorithm has allowed researchers to create rich virtual 'soundscapes.'Researchers decided to test the ...