Apogee and Sennheiser Pitch AMBEO Smart Headset to a Wider Audience

Apogee and Sennheiser announced that its co-developed Sennheiser AMBEO Smart Headset is now available at Apple.com and Apple Stores in the US, just in time for the holidays. And it's now available in black, for those channels. An interesting note about the announcement is that, since the binaural headset was launched in May 2017, Sennheiser is now promoting it in a slightly different way, highlighting its use more as a hearing enhancer and high-quality listening device.

First showcased at the CES 2017 and NAMM 2017, the AMBEO Smart Headset is an intuitive, compact and mobile binaural recording solution that captures immersive 3D audio with mobile device simplicity. The binaural audio recordings created with the AMBEO Smart Headset deliver a stunning 3D experience – placing the listener inside the soundscape and playing back the direction of sounds and natural spatial characteristics of a location.

If you have a passion for high-quality audio experiences you know this is a continuous learning process. In audioXpress June 2017, you will learn more about binaural recording, how you can tune your listening to your own hearing when using earphones and headphones, and we explain how to assess audio quality in any acoustical environment with the MATT Test. That and much more is now available in audioXpress June 2017.

With virtual reality, augmented reality and a renewed interest in binaural audio recording for broadcast and new media applications, the audio industry has recently seen several product announcements in the field from leading manufacturers. Now the Danish test and measurement specialists, Bruel & Kjaer, have announced a new binaural microphone set, which will be presented for the first time at CanJam SoCal, April 8-9, 2017.

Seen for the first time at CES 2017, Sennheiser is now showcasing its new AMBEO Smart Surround solution – a compact earphone for immersive 3D audio recording - at NAMM 2017. Following the unveiling of Sennheiser’s AMBEO 3D audio technology program and the introduction of the AMBEO VR Mic, Sennheiser’s Smart Surround will be the brand’s first AMBEO consumer product, allowing anyone to capture and listen to binaural audio recordings on their smartphones with unprecedented simplicity.