Sennheiser steps in to bring spatial audio to Netflix

Last ditch effort?

It wouldn’t take a tech wiz to guess that “Spatial Audio” would likely be a hot topic in 2023. It is becoming a real trend among the major music and video streaming services who are all looking for interesting new ways to integrate the surround format into their respective platforms. Today, Netflix and Sennheiser taking the next step towards offering Spatial Audio with specific programming and here is everything you need to know…

To the average individual, it is just a big boost in surround sound quality without having to spend on fancy surround sound systems. Netflix’s Premium plan will now allow members using a stereo system to experience immersive cinematic audio on over 700 titles on their pre-existing hardware. This is all courtesy of Sennheiser’s Ambeo 2-Channel Spatial Audio technology which was developed in partnership with Netflix.

That’s not all. Netflix's spatial audio catalogue will include non-Atmos surround content in addition to content mixed for Dolby Atmos. Ambeo 2-Channel Spatial Audio is available to Netflix Premium subscribers on hundreds of titles, including Stranger Things, The Witcher, Wednesday, and Knives Out: Glass Onion. Netflix will soon add titles like You, Your Place or Mine and Luther: The Fallen Sun.

If in doubt, you can always search ‘spatial audio’ on Netflix and take a look at the titles that offer the feature. After all, with password sharing becoming a real problem, Netflix will need to find a way to retain those audiences, won’t they?