Spatial audio feels like the buzzword of the moment. A technology that wants to make your music more immersive, more involving, and, ultimately, more engaging to listen to. It’s in your soundbar, it’s in the best headphones, and it’s coming to the best music streaming services. So why can’t I get behind the format?
There are loads of different spatial audio standards for music out there, from Apple Music’s creatively named ‘Spatial Audio’ to Dolby Atmos and then all the proprietary techs that manufacturers develop to pack into their products. But even then there’s been a grand total of two times that I’ve been wowed by spatial audio. The first was a product demo in a specially set up studio space, and the second was when I first plugged in my Sonos Era 300. Yet still; I just don’t get it.
