Although it seems like a product where aesthetics can prevail over sound quality, the truth is that the design of the new Sony speakers is designed to offer high sound. And never better said, because with it they look for a much more immersive experience.
Sony SRS-RA5000, vertical and horizontal sound
The rise of True Wireless headphones and the most intimate and personal experiences seemed to be causing the speakers to fall into oblivion. However, in recent months we have seen how many manufacturers have turned the matter around and not only launched intelligent proposals compatible with different voice assistants, but also models that take advantage of the latest technology to offer a more immersive sound.
One of these latest examples is the Sony SRS-RA5000 , a speaker that the manufacturer has presented along with its new range of smart televisions for this 2021 during CES 2021 (a particular edition held digitally). But of these new speakers it is not their design that really stands out but why they have been created that way.
Beyond the striking that can be aesthetically speaking, with a touch that could resemble various very familiar structures of our day to day (razor, a tower of a nuclear power plant, etc.) what matters here is that it has a very clear purpose: to offer a richer experience by being able to project audio both vertically and horizontally .
In the upper part there is a trio of speakers that make the sound come out upwards and that generates a sensation of height as well as greater clarity in the reproduction of certain frequencies as there are three tweeters that are in said upper part. Then, in the central area there are three other speakers for all medium frequencies that would project the sound in a traditional way, horizontally. And finally the manager of the subwoofer.
With all this, these Sony speakers are capable of reproducing content that supports the Sony 360 Reality Audio format , which implies that with compatible recordings you would have the feeling of listening to the different instruments involved in a recording in such a realistic way that you would think that They are surrounding you As if you were inside a bubble, in the center, and you could perfectly notice in which position each instrument would be sounding.
Intelligence to adapt to every corner
At a theoretical level, it is great that Sony bets on a solution of this type, capable of projecting sound in an unusual way for the rest of the proposals. But then you have to keep in mind that many do not place speakers of this type together in the center of the room, which seems to be the ideal location.
Therefore, Sony has integrated a series of algorithms and functions that allow to calibrate this projection of the sound according to the location of the speaker . Something similar to what Apple‘s HomePod does, the most expensive model and not the new mini version.
Along with this feature, these speakers logically cannot ignore features demanded by any user today. That means they can connect to services like Spotify Connect or receive audio from other devices thanks to their WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity. In addition to supporting Google Assistant and Amazon’s Alexa.
The “problem” is that it will not be an economical option like others that already exist and are perfectly valid for many users. The prices of this new Sony speaker would be around 600 or 700 euros . A high cost, but if they show that the sound quality is up to par, for true lovers of good sound experiences it can be much more attractive than a HomePod, Amazon Echo or even a Sonos model.
By the way, if what you are interested in is having a speaker compatible with 360 audio at a more moderate price and even with a less striking design, Sony also has a cheaper and less innovative model: the Sony SRS-RA3000 . This would cost practically almost half and could be an option for a greater number of users.
