All You Need to Know About Sony’s First 360-Degree Speakers
Last week Sony made a big announcement that it will soon be releasing new speakers that are compatible with 360 Reality Audio. By placing different vocals and sounds in a virtual sphere around the user, the spatial audio technology of the upcoming speakers will replicate the feel of live music. Sony was reluctant to share the look of the speakers when it made the announcement and the release was supposed to be around this spring. However, Sony’s UK website has now surprisingly come up with full product pages for the upcoming SRS-RA3000 and SRS-RA5000 speakers. The higher-end SRS-RA5000 speaker will come with three-side speakers, three up-firing speakers, and a woofer. While SRS-RA3000 has a full-range driver, two passive radiators, and two tweeters. With the unique Sony algorithm, the speakers can calibrate themselves to the room. The calibration is automatic in SRS-RA3000 while SRS-RA5000 has a button for the same functionality. To maintain the consistency of the volume th...