Sonos gets Dolby Atmos support on Apple Music

You might know Dolby Atmos from the audio system in your front room or in your ‘residence cinema’. Often such sound is simply added to movies and collection. Logical, most (wi-fi) audio system in the home are usually not capable of play the Dolby Atmos protocol as desired. You want a number of audio system for this, or a speaker with drivers positioned at totally different angles. Sonos has lastly pocketed that requirement from the Period 300 – which is why Apple Music will now assist spatial sound for the Sonos ecosystem.

Spatial audio by way of Apple Music

Earlier than the hope bubbles up that every one Sonos audio system can instantly play Dolby Atmos tracks: the supported audio system are considerably restricted. Solely the Sonos Period 300, Arc and Sonos Beam (Gen 2) will quickly be capable to play Dolby Atmos tracks. They’ve to do that first model 15.2 of Sonos’ app for Android or iOS. So far as we all know, no firmware replace is required for the audio system to assist the sound normal.

By the way in which, do not anticipate Apple or Sonos apps to show the Dolby Atmos emblem. The streaming service homes the performance underneath the title “Spatial audio”. When you see that textual content with a monitor, you recognize that the speaker can play extra than simply stereo sound.

‘Distinctive promoting level’

The truth that Dolby Atmos tracks can solely be performed on the Period 300, Arc and Beam (Gen 2) shouldn’t come as a shock. Along with a stereo channel, Dolby additionally requires two channels (drivers) directed in the direction of the ceiling. On this method the usual obtains its spatial feeling – from which the title ‘Spatial audio’ is derived. An Period 100 solely has a stereo sign with an energetic sub, however lacks the peak channels to assist the protocol.

Sonos additionally doesn’t profit from supporting Dolby Atmos on its cheaper audio system. The model sells the spatial sound as one of many distinctive promoting factors of the Period 300, which the American loudspeaker large launched in early March.