Sony SRS-NS7 wireless neckband speaker adopts Dolby Atmos

(Pocket-lint) - Sony has announced its archetypal wireless neckband talker that supports Dolby Atmos.

The Sony SRS-NS7 looks similar a question pillow but is simply a idiosyncratic talker solution you deterioration astir your shoulders. It gives a much cinematic acquisition than headphones, say, but without needing a afloat location cinema talker setup.

It delivers Sony's ain 360 Spatial Sound experience, which converts a Dolby Atmos awesome from a Bravia XR TV via an included wireless transmitter into afloat immersive virtual situation sound.

The transmitter connects to a TV via optical audio and USB, past sends the awesome to the SRS-NS7 via Bluetooth.

The neckband instrumentality tin besides beryllium connected to a smartphone and supports 360 Reality Audio from streaming services specified arsenic Deezer and Tidal.

You tin besides brace it with a laptop oregon tablet, to grow your listening acquisition erstwhile watching contented connected either.

An X-Balanced talker portion delivers the mid to high-frequencies, portion a passive radiator supplies the bass.

Battery beingness is claimed to past up to 12 hours betwixt charges (up to 5 hours astatine maximum volume), with conscionable 10 minutes of complaint clip needed for 60 minutes of play time.

The Sony SRS-NS7 volition beryllium disposable successful the UK and Europe from November 2021, priced astatine £270 / €299.

The WLA-NS7 wireless transmitter volition beryllium disposable connected its ain too. It tin past nonstop a 360 Spatial Sound acquisition to selected Sony headphones from a Bravia XR TV. It'll beryllium priced astatine £50 / €60.

Writing by Rik Henderson. Originally published connected 4 October 2021.