News - Dirac

August 12th, 2016

Under the Hood of the Stereophonic System: Phantom Sources

Is there any real physical sound experience that can be exactly replicated through a stereo system? Probably not. Why? Because the sound engineer who’s making the recording is limited to coding a complex three-dimensional sound field using only two channels, which are then played back from two distinct locations in a probably less than perfect listening room.

July 7th, 2016

The 4 Types of Distortion a Good Digital Room Correction System Should Address

The two weakest components of a HiFi system are typically the loudspeaker and the room the music is playing in— the second of which is most often overlooked. Even if you’ve invested in a best-in-class HiFi system, the listening room can still have a tremendous effect on the overall sound experience. Both a sound system’s frequency response* and impulse response** are profoundly altered by everything from standing wave patterns to wall reflections.

June 20th, 2016

In Music, Timing is Everything

When you’re listening to music and something feels off, it can usually be attributed to at least one of two factors. Either something is out of key— for instance, an instrument isn’t tuned properly or a singer can’t sing. Or someone is missing a beat. If each musician in an orchestra were to play at their own tempo it would sound differently than intended, and likely pretty bad. The first of these factors is a question of frequency for a single sinusoid (does each note sound like it should?). The second is a property of time (does each note arrive when it should?).

June 9th, 2016

Bad Sound Kills Good Music

As a former HI FI and car stereo dealer I know people spend a lot of money trying to get the perfect sound. To be honest I haven’t looked into the business so much since the 90’s, but after a few months back in the segment, and a few exhibitions later, I see that little has changed since then. People are still spending just as much money on cables, contacting, racks, and turntable weights as ever.

May 18th, 2016

Meizu Launched its Gravity Speaker Optimized by Dirac Power Sound

Chinese electronics company Meizu has just launched its Wi-Fi and Bluetooth speaker “Gravity” on Indiegogo. With Dirac Power Sound technology inside, the Gravity speaker features a deceiving floating body and display while providing high-quality sound from a compact body.

May 2nd, 2016

OPPO Digital Selects Brand New Dirac Room Calibration for Sonica Wi-Fi Speakers

Uppsala, Sweden – Swedish audio technology company Dirac Research announced today that OPPO Digital’s new range of Sonica Wi-Fi Speakers will feature Dirac Room Calibration, a brand new and easy-to-use room correction software tailored for Android and iOS devices. The OPPO Sonica speakers deliver superb sound quality in a compact package and come equipped with Wi-Fi, AirPlay and Bluetooth capabilities. OPPO Sonica speakers with Dirac technology will be available in Q3 2016 with prices starting at $299.

April 25th, 2016

Volvo S90 powered by Dirac Unison entered audio competition for cars

Not many automotive companies would dare to stick out their neck in an audio contest with a standard preinstalled audio system. Volvo did. Volvo S90, perhaps the most advanced Volvo car ever, with a Bowers & Wilkins system powered by Dirac Unison, is the reason.

April 21st, 2016

Dirac announces strategic audio technology distribution agreement with Pioneer

Uppsala, Sweden – Swedish audio technology provider Dirac Research today announced an agreement with Pioneer Corporation to distribute their suite of digital technologies to the OEM audio market in Japan. The product categories cover computer speakers, sound bars, Bluetooth speakers, TV loudspeakers, portable audio devices, educational support products as well as amusement equipment featuring arcade games and others. Pioneer will also be leveraging Dirac solutions within a variety of consumer products and commercial audio applications.

February 4th, 2016

The perfect room – Residential Systems digs deep into Dirac Live room correction

Residential Systems article featuring interviews with Dirac licensees as well as Mathias Johansson, CEO at Dirac.