On the subject of field set bingeing, music listening and residential cinema viewing, I actually assume top-of-the-line upgrades you should buy in your house leisure setup is among the greatest AV receivers. Including one to my Samsung TV has made PS5 gaming extra enjoyable, music extra magical and films much more immersive. So I am fairly excited to see a model new high-end Sony with hi-res audio help and a few intelligent encompass tech.
The brand new TA-AN100 is a 7.2ch 8K AV amplifier with 4K120 help, gamer-friendly HDMI 2.1 options together with VRR and ALLM and PS5-specific passthrough for Auto HDR Tone Mapping and Auto Style Image Mode on appropriate BRAVIA TVs. Nevertheless it’s the 360 Spatial Sound Mapping that I might notably like to listen to, as a result of Sony says it makes audio system seem the place there are not any audio system.
What’s 360 Spatial Sound Mapping?
360 Spatial Sound Mapping makes use of the positional data from Sony’s auto calibration system (DCAC IX) to create “a number of phantom audio system” by constructing a 3D mannequin of your room after which mechanically adjusting the gap, angle, sound strain and speaker response of your precise audio system to ship a extra practical and immersive sound stage.
Along with Sony’s personal spatial audio there’s additionally help for Dolby Atmos and DTS:X, DSD audio streaming and Sony’s Acoustic Centre Sync 5 the place the TV and centre audio system mix for clearer in-show audio. You possibly can join it to Sony’s wi-fi rear audio system and subs, and there are 6 HDMI 2.1 inputs and a couple of outputs together with eARC.
I have not heard this in motion myself however our buddies at What Hello-Fi have had this amp of their labs already, they usually had been very impressed: they are saying it is an “excellent” piece of house cinema equipment.
At £999 it is sadly past my price range however Sony’s put some critical {hardware} into this receiver, and it helps every part you may presumably need to take heed to together with AirPlay 2, Spotify, Chromecast, Sonos and Bluetooth connectivity. It’s going to go on sale in June.
