Netflix adds Spatial Audio

[Paul Heroy]

Not sure if this is the best forum to put this in...

Netflix announced a big chunk of its catalog of TV shows & Movies will now be available in Spatial Audio. For the majority of us this doesn't seem very important b/c it is only designed to enhance stereo audio and give it some surround effect with just 2 speakers, and typically smaller devices like laptops or phones. So this might be a nothing-burger. But it might be at least a sign pointing towards increased efforts to have quality audio be part of the streaming experience, and maybe that could eventually include lossless audio formats. Someday we'll get there I think.

Variety article with a demo clip: https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/netflix-spatial-audio-premium-plan-1235504475/

[David Vaughn]

Not sure if this is the best forum to put this in...

Netflix announced a big chunk of its catalog of TV shows & Movies will now be available in Spatial Audio. For the majority of us this doesn't seem very important b/c it is only designed to enhance stereo audio and give it some surround effect with just 2 speakers, and typically smaller devices like laptops or phones. So this might be a nothing-burger. But it might be at least a sign pointing towards increased efforts to have quality audio be part of the streaming experience, and maybe that could eventually include lossless audio formats. Someday we'll get there I think.

Variety article with a demo clip: https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/netflix-spatial-audio-premium-plan-1235504475/

I got the email yesterday and thought it wasn't a big deal as well. Like you, I can't wait for the day of lossless audio...when that happens, discs will probably go the way of 3D.