This is the promise of spatial audio, a broad term often used in marketing that covers a number of related technologies including Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, Sony 3D Audio and Sony 360 Reality Audio.

What is spatial audio? Spatial audio is just another term for immersive, 360-degree sound that’s typically featured in headphones and earbuds.

That’s thanks to spatial audio, a type of surround sound. The most well-known version is Dolby Atmos, but there are others, including DTS:X and Sony’s 360 Reality Audio.

Instead of the older mono or stereo experience with headphones, in which sound is either mixed into a single unit, then split in half, or mixed into two groups, one for each ear, spatial audio is ...

In the window that opens, select Spatial sound. Under Spatial sound format, choose Windows Sonic for Headphones, then click Apply. If you have compatible content, you should be all set.

Taking a page from longtime rival Dolby, DTS is out today with a new Windows 10 app that promises to give gamers access to enhanced audio. Dubbed DTS Sound Unbound, the app builds on Microsoft's ...

Netflix spatial audio doesn’t need a home cinema setup to work, as it is optimised for watching on a standard TV, laptop, phone or tablet. The tech is powered by Sennheiser’s Ambeo 2-Channel Spatial ...

In a video released earlier today via Twitter, the developers of RoboRaid on HoloLens showcased their use of Spatial Sound and how it influences Augmented Reality gaming. RoboRaid is a mixed ...

While creating the musical equivalent of 8K or HDR probably won't work -- more than 50 years of surround-sound music formats tell us that -- it's movies where spatial audio is most useful.