Netflix supports spatial audio tech with over 700 titles for Premium subscription

Netflix is ​​expanding support for the spatial audio technology introduced in July last year to many more titles on the platform. The company says it’s on more than 700 titles. This feature is only available to Premium subscribers.

Support for the spatial audio feature will also be added to popular new titles as they come out in the future, writes Netflix. These include You, Your Place or Mine, Luther: The Fallen Sun, and Tour de France. So it doesn’t seem that every new production automatically gets the support, but only the more popular titles.

According to Netflix, the technology should create a more cinematic sound experience on any device, without the need for special equipment such as speakers around and above the listening position. Last year, the streaming platform released the technology developed together with Sennheiser for the first time; it was then available with the Stranger Things series, among others.

This is a technology from Sennheiser, called Ambeo 2-Channel Spatial Audio. This converts stereo sound consisting of two audio channels into spatial audio while still using two channels.

Netflix is ​​releasing a second innovation for Premium subscription customers. They can now download series and films on more different devices. The maximum number of devices goes from four to six.