You will not have to purchase a HomePod to take heed to Apple Music spatial audio in your front room. Sonos has confirmed that its audio system will help Apple Music’s Dolby Atmos playback from March twenty eighth. You will not want the brand new Era 300 to expertise the extra immersive format, both. Sonos additionally says the Arc and second-gen Beam soundbars may also deal with spatial audio tracks.
Play-series audio system and older Sonos soundbars unsurprisingly will not help spatial audio as they had been constructed round typical stereo and encompass output. You may must improve if you would like the grander audio expertise, sadly.
The information makes the Period 300 significantly extra interesting. Earlier than at present, Sonos was solely dedicated to supporting spatial audio by means of Amazon Music Limitless. This successfully doubles the potential viewers. Statista notes that Amazon had 13.3 % market share within the second quarter of final yr, whereas Apple Music had 13.7 %. Except you are a Spotify die-hard (the place spatial audio is not actually an possibility as we write this), there’s an actual likelihood you possibly can do this characteristic your self.
It isn’t sure if different speaker manufacturers will help Apple Music spatial audio. We have requested Apple for remark. For now, although, this provides Sonos an edge over rivals that may not supply Atmos music at any worth level. Whether or not or not it fares effectively in opposition to Apple’s personal {hardware} is one other matter. In the event you’re in search of spatial audio help on the lowest worth attainable, the $299 HomePod is decidedly extra reasonably priced than the $450 Period 300. We can’t be shocked if the Sonos mannequin sounds higher, nevertheless it additionally represents a bigger funding.
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