Amazon Music is expanding its spatial audio capabilities to more devices and all types of headphones.
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The tech giant announced the expansion of spatial audio on Tuesday, saying that Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers will be able to listen to spatial audio tracks without any special equipment, no upgrade or extra cost. The platform supports both Dolby Atmos spatial audio and Sony’s 360 Reality Audio on Android and iOS apps.
“We can’t wait for even more fans around the world to hear the vibrancy and nuances of music in spatial audio with just their favorite headphones, and discover new details in their favorite albums for the first time,” said Steve Boom, vice president of Amazon Music, in the company’s announcement.
Spatial audio is a 360-degree sound format that can create a surround-sound effect, making it ideal for movies and immersive video games. Amazon said the audio format will also be available via Alexa Cast on select devices including the Echo Studio, and later this year on the Sonos Arc and Beam (Gen 2) soundbars.
