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Apple quietly just unveiled a new spatial audio format that expands on Dolby Atmos, and that could rival Google and Samsung's Eclipsa Audio

Apple has introduced a new format for head-tracking spatial audio: ASAF. Apple Spatial Audio Format promises "truly immersive audio experiences" and was unveiled quietly at last week's WWDC 2025 event ...
MacTech

Apple granted patent for ‘File Format for Spatial Audio’

Apple says Spatial Audio gives artists the opportunity to create immersive audio experiences for their fans with true multidimensional sound and clarity. Dolby Atmos is an immersive audio experience ...
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I turned on spatial audio in my Echo Studio and the difference was shocking

Get big, room-filling sound by enabling this feature on Amazon Echo.
Digital Trends

Spatial audio over AirPlay could be a game changer for Dolby Atmos

Though it was never mentioned during the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2024 keynote, Apple will add a very cool new feature to its AirPlay streaming technology in the fall: support for ...
The Verge

Samsung and Google’s new spatial audio format will take on Dolby Atmos this year

Samsung’s 2025 TVs and soundbars will be ready for YouTube videos that use the Eclipsa Audio format for 3D sound experiences. Samsung’s 2025 TVs and soundbars will be ready for YouTube videos that use ...
CNN

What is spatial audio? Here’s everything you need to know

If you’ve been in a movie theater recently, you may have noticed that the sound is a whole lot more immersive. That’s thanks to spatial audio, a type of surround sound. The most well-known version is ...