Introducing
Spatial Audio for wearables
There’s a bold new stroke on the canvas of sound. Beoplay H100 and Beo Grace invite you into a more natural, immersive listening experience with Hi-Res Spatial Audio. Spatial Audio is the art of mimicking real-world sound perception and position, allowing you to hear voices and instruments exactly where the artist placed them. As if you’re in the real world.
A more natural listening experience
Spatial Audio is a technology that imitates how we perceive sound in the real world. Imagine yourself in an open space: you’re listening to your favourite artist through loudspeakers, their tunes carried gently by the air and interacting with the space. The sound feels precisely placed yet immerses you all around, dancing between each ear.
In the real world, this is known as interaural crosstalk, meaning the sound from each loudspeaker reaches the ears at different times and at different levels. It’s what allows us to locate sounds, both left-right and front-back, with great precision. In addition, we use these cues to sense the distance of sounds. Listening over wearables takes away these important cues: Spatial Audio brings them firmly back.
Music you can move to
Wearables are attached to your head, meaning the sound moves with your head, eliminating the natural dynamic cues we experience when listening over loudspeakers.
To bring this back, Spatial Audio supports Head Tracking. By tracking your head’s rotation, the dynamic cues are restored, delivering a more natural listening experience with a greater sense of immersion. This is especially useful when listening to audiovisual content as the sound remains anchored to the screen.
Portal to fidelity
Spatial Audio supports both stereo and Dolby Atmos. Use Virtualise mode when listening to stereo content to hear a virtualised pair of stereo loudspeakers. Use Immersive mode when streaming Dolby Atmos content. Every track and scene become a doorway. Whether it's the rush of a live show or a deep-dive on Tidal, Spatial Audio is here to make you hear, feel and live it in full colour. Experience our curated stereo playlist on Tidal, or immerse yourself in the Dolby Atmos version here.
A mirror of everyday soundscapes
With Spatial Audio, each note, beat and boom rings truer. You don't just listen — you feel.
Natural sound perception
Free-flowing. Dynamic. Deep. It's not just about hearing more but feeling the dimensions of sound.
Truly in the moment
Standing front-row at a live show. Or standing in the rain. With Spatial Audio, these aren't just sounds – they're environments. Surround yourself in sound.
Multichannel fidelity
Tune in to a wider range of experiences. Our Spatial Audio technology is optimised for Dolby Atmos.
Spatial audio over voice calls*
Position your call where it suits you for a more natural listening experience and enjoy lower fatigue, for longer. (*available only on Beoplay H100)
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