How does ‘virtual’ spatial audio from a soundbar compare to an actual surround setup? Someone built a mind-blowing scanner that lets you ‘see’ sound waves to demonstrate it, with the help of a stuffed guinea pig and a custom-built 8-channel amp

YouTuber PlasmatronX has created a simulator to test how different surround sound setups move audio around your room, and what can affect the sound you hear
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A guide to Sony’s 2026 TVs and home theater lineup

Sony’s 2026 home theater lineup includes the new BRAVIA 9 II, BRAVIA 7 II, BRAVIA 8 II, and Theater Trio. Here’s what True RGB brings to the table and which products stand out in the company’s latest lineup.

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I test 4K Blu-ray for a living and these are the 4 discs I’m most looking forward to in June 2026 — one of which I think will be ‘reference quality’

June 2026 is another stacked month for 4k Blu-ray releases — I’ve picked four that I can’t wait to get my hands on.
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The World Cup will be broadcast in Dolby Vision HDR and higher-quality Dolby Atmos using the new AC-4 streaming format for the first time — but only Peacock subscribers will be celebrating this victory

Peacock will be the first major streamer to deploy Dolby’s AC-4 audio codec in Telemundo’s coverage of the 2026 World Cup
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‘We definitely are also analog people’: WiiM’s CEO talks to us about developing its first soundbar, Dolby Atmos FlexConnect, why it doesn’t support Apple AirPlay 2, and balancing digital audio expertise with analog output

WiiM and Linkplay CEO Dr. Lifeng Zhao speaks to TechRadar about developing its first soundbar, Dolby Atmos FlexConnect, why it doesn’t support Apple AirPlay 2, and balancing digital audio expertise with analog output
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‘We don’t want to make a legacy AVR’: WiiM’s first soundbar is the same price as the Sonos Beam, but it’s bigger, beefier and has real upfiring drivers for Dolby Atmos — and we talked to WiiM’s CEO about it

WiiM’s first soundbar is a 3.0.2 system that can be expanded to 5.1.2 —and possibly more.

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5 new 4K Blu-rays to add to your collection from May 2026

For May 2026, I’m looking at 5 new 4K Blu-rays that could be added to your collection, which includes one of my most anticipated discs of all time.
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Okay Sonos, where is my TV sound system with real left and right front speakers? Sony beat you to to the punch, the tech secretly exists in your products already — it’s time to catch up

In the era of giant TVs, soundbars won’t cut it for sound scale to match the pictures

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Sony’s True RGB technology is aiming for the best of OLED and Mini LED

Sony has unveiled True RGB, a new display technology that uses independently controlled red, green, and blue diodes to create color at the light source itself. After seeing it demonstrated side by side against flagship displays, it is clear why Sony be…

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‘Almost every mixer, without being told to, instinctively did the same thing’: Dolby exec explains the subtle changes in movie soundtracks brought by the arrival of Dolby Atmos — and it really makes the case for proper surround setups over soundbars

‘Almost every mixer, without being told to, instinctively did the same thing’

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