Sennheiser Powers New Spatial Audio Experience on Netflix

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Netflix is now offering a Spatial Audio experience for all subscribers watching content on two-channel devices, including headphones, TVs, and laptops. Sennheiser’s AMBEO 2-Channel Spatial Audio technology is used to convert immersive sound formats, such as Dolby Atmos, into an enhanced version of stereo that works on any stereo speakers or headphones. No special software or hardware is required, but titles are limited at launch. Read on to learn more.

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Stereo spacial audio has long been used in PC gaming. What I found really interesting is that independent studies showed that spatial audio in PC games worked just as well as 5.1 surround speaker systems. Gamers with stereo headphones could detect objects at the sides and rear just as well as those with discrete speaker systems. Very important to those playing MMO shooters. I could see this working for video streams.