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Dolby Atmos

Samsung And Google To Challenge Dolby Atmos All Image Credit: Samsung Samsung announced in early November that it has jointly developed a new and advanced 3D spatial audio technology with Google. The new technology is called IAMF (Immersive Audio Model and Formats). IAMF has been adopted by the AOM (Alliance for […]

Samsung And Google To Challenge Dolby Atmos

December 6, 2023 in Audio / News tagged 3D spatial audio technology / Dolby Atmos / Google / IAMF / Immersive Audio Model and Formats / Open source / Samsung by fromvinyltoplastic

Dolby Simplifies TV Atmos Sound With FlexConnect All Image Credit: Dolby Labs Dolby Labs has just announced a new technology that aims to let TV’s connect to compatible wireless speakers and accessories in order to offer Dolby Atmos surround sound experiences without the need for complex speaker placements, re-arranging your […]

Dolby Simplifies TV Atmos Sound With FlexConnect

September 5, 2023 in Audio / News tagged Atmos / Dolby / Dolby Atmos / Dolby Labs / FlexConnect by fromvinyltoplastic

Dolby US Survey Reveals Changes In Adult Listening Preferences Dolby has released its findings from a recently completed survey on the listening habits of adults in the US. So it looks like us golden oldie audiophiles are coming back into fashion. To be honest we were never out of fashion, […]

Dolby US Survey Reveals Changes In Adult Listening Preferences

January 3, 2022 in Audio / News tagged Audio Quality / Dolby / Dolby Atmos / Gen Z / Immersive Sound / Survey by fromvinyltoplastic

2.1 To 11.1.8 What Does It All Mean? – A Refresher Thru the years sound reproduction has really ratchet itself up. From the good old days of mono, on to stereo and now the skies the limit for the number of speakers that your want to surround yourself with to […]

2.1 To 11.1.8 What Does It All Mean? – A Refresher

December 1, 2021 in Audio tagged Audio Formats / Auro 3D / Dolby / Dolby Atmos / Dolby Vision / DTS / DTS:X / Immersive Configurations / Video Formats by fromvinyltoplastic

Star Wars Saga In 4K — Star Wars Saga In 4K This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. All ‘Star Wars’ feature films will be available on 4K Blu-ray during March By March 31st all eleven Star Wars movies should be available digitally and in 4K UHD with Dolby Atmos sound. No mention […]

Star Wars Saga In 4K

February 22, 2020 in News / Plastic tagged 4K / Dolby Atmos / Star Wars / The Skywalker Saga / UHD by fromvinyltoplastic

Netflix Studio Quality Sound — Netflix Studio Quality Sound On May 1st 2019 Netflix announced that they would be bringing ‘studio quality’ sound to their video streaming service. This has been in the works for some time since the Duffer brothers, who produced Stranger Things 2, complained about their sound being somewhat less than […]

Netflix Studio Quality Sound

October 11, 2019 in Audio / News tagged 5.1 / Dolby Atmos / Netflix / Streamed Audio / Studio Quality Sound by fromvinyltoplastic

Abbey Road 50th Anniversary Release — This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Abbey Road 50th Anniversary Release I was just eighteen when this album was first released and lived just north of The Beatles home town, Liverpool. My wife and I were, and still are, Beatles fans. My wife buying almost every […]

Abbey Road 50th Anniversary Release

August 17, 2019 in News / Plastic / Vinyl tagged Abbey Road / Beatles / Dolby Atmos / Hi-Res / Plastic / Remix / Vinyl by fromvinyltoplastic