Dolby Atmos might be the first name you think of when it comes to spatial audio (Apple Spatial Audio, perhaps, being the other) but there’s a new player in town. It’s called Eclipsa Audio, and it’s a collaborative effort from Google and Samsung.
Samsung announced the Eclipsa Audio 3D format at CES and it’s setup to be a key rival to Dolby’s more ubiquitous Atmos format. But is it any better than Dolby Atmos, or even all that different?
Here’s everything you need to know about the new format, and how it compares to the 800-pound gorilla in the spatial audio world, Dolby Atmos.
What is 3D or spatial audio?
Spatial audio is the logical next step after traditional surround sound. Traditional surround sound formats play sound on a flat plane — that’s to say, they can play…