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Re:Can a soundbar rival a surround-sound system in a blind l... by ampdepolymerase on Monday July 05, 2021 @01:19PM (#27739971)
Are modern phased array sound bars capable of bouncing sound off walls to emulate surround sound? I understand that Apple's Homepods for example have quite sophisticated algorithms for sound.
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Re:Can a soundbar rival a surround-sound system in a blind l... by fy20 on Monday July 05, 2021 @02:34PM (#27740657)
It's not quite the same, but third number of Dolby Atmos systems denotes the number of ceiling facing speakers to bounce audio:

https://professional.dolby.com/categories/soundbars/

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