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Audio processing that places sound in a three-dimensional field around the listener, from recordings made for it or upscaled stereo material.
Meta's $449 Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3) is rated for nine hours of battery, one more than before, Gizmodo's review reported. Calls let in more background noise in the reviewer's tests, so for owners of the last pair that hour is close to the whole upgrade.
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Apple Music Hall holds 600 people at Battersea Power Station. One show there produces a Spatial Audio master, a broadcast-ready mix and multicamera video.
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Gizmodo's reviewer put the $449 Ace Ultra's sound behind Sony's $460 XM6 and a notch under Bose at the same money, which leaves the new Wi-Fi handoff to Sonos speakers as the case for buying it.
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Both new pairs clip to the outside of the ear and reach buyers on October 1, with preorders from September 19. Bose gave the dust and water rating to the $199 sport model and kept Cinema Mode for the $299 flagship.
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The second-gen QuietComfort keeps the old $359 price while picking up the spatial audio and ear calibration that were exclusive to the $449 Ultra. The 3.5mm jack is gone, so seatback listening runs through an in-box adapter.
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