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What Hi-Fi?
What Hi-Fi?
Technology
Lewis Empson

I watched the Super Bowl Halftime Show in Spatial Audio, now I'm convinced Dolby Atmos concerts are the future

Kendrick Lamar standing in front of a white background with an Adventures In AV logo on the left hand side.

I won't profess to know anything about American football. In fact, I merely tuned into the Super Bowl late on Sunday night in hopes of catching the highly anticipated Halftime Show headlined by Kendrick Lamar. It was only by chance I then caught the end of the second half of the game. Apparently, it was an unprecedented and surprising win for the Eagles... whatever that means.

That digression aside, eventually the second half came to a close, and the Apple Music-backed showcase began. It was truly an exceptional performance by the hip-hop star with plenty of social commentary and spectacle, aided by R&B superstar SZA. I watched the performance live on ITVX, and while I got plenty of enjoyment from the dazzling choreography and occasional cameo from Hollywood legend Samuel L Jackson, I wasn't enamoured by the sound quality.

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