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Stop falling for the Dolby Atmos label on soundbars—it's almost always a lie

Dolby Atmos is a great label to have on a soundbar, but the badge has been used in ways that are less honest than they should ...
Android

Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound Is Now Available On YouTube TV

YouTube TV had announced that it was bringing Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound to its platform this summer. And that roll out has now completed. Everyone that has a compatible device will be able to ...
Ars Technica

Help me understand why Dolby Digital Live or DTS Connect is useful

I first heard of Dolby Digital Live (DDL) back when nVidia motherboards featured their Soundstorm. I thought this was a neat feature. The Yamaha speakers I had (5.1) had a receiver that would decode ...
Forbes

Fasetto’s Audio Cu Technology Gets Dolby Atmos Product Certification

Fasetto's AUDIO Cu system can send surround sound to multiple speakers using domestic electrical wiring instead of speaker cables or wireless protocols. The result is low latency and high quality ...
Ars Technica

Is there any way I can encode and send DTS/Dolby audio via HDMI

The TV can only passthrough DTS and Dolby Digital via Optical and my receiver doesn't have any HDMI inputs. Is there any way I can encode audio to DTS/DD from my games and passthrough via HDMI ? Razer ...
AOL

Dolby Audio Vs. Dolby Atmos: What's The Difference?

Musician recording a song in a studio with an audio engineer - Thurtell/Getty Images Dolby is a tech company that develops proprietary audio and imaging technologies that the audiovisual industry uses ...
SlashGear

Ultimate Guide To Surround Sound (And How It Works)

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There was a time, not so long ago, when most of us were perfectly content with our 32-inch CRT screens and their tinny, built-in speakers.
Digital Trends

Samsung, Google are attacking Dolby Atmos’ monopoly on 3D sound, and it’s going to get ugly

When you think of immersive, 3D sound for movies and music, one name usually comes to mind: Dolby Atmos. Despite the existence of competing surround sound formats and technologies,like DTS:X, MPEG-H, ...

Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Fx Pro PCIe review: 7.1 channels and S/PDIF on a budget0 0

I got to try out the in March released Sound Blaster Audigy FX Pro which offers up to 7.1 channels over analog, but also a ...
Audioholics

Audio Cu Replaces AVR and Speaker Cables for Dolby Atmos Certified Sound

I've seen many ways of transmitting sound without using speaker cables in my 20+ years at Audioholics. Flat roofs, concrete outer walls, and super-critical customers can be an installer's nightmare ...
Twice

Fasetto’s AUDIO Cu Sound-Over-Power Audio First To Earn Dolby Atmos Certification

Fasetto has received Dolby Atmos Product Certification from Dolby Laboratories, Inc. for its brand-new audio solution, AUDIO Cu. Fasetto is the first-ever company to receive a Dolby Atmos Product ...