Midem unveils next generation 5.1 surround sound MP3 player

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I just posted the article Midem unveils next generation 5.1 surround sound MP3 player.

  Early  last year the Fraunhofer  IIS helped develop MP3 surround sound            to enable users  to get 5.1 surround sound using MP3 while also still being able to play the  audio files on...

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#2

Great , now atleast you can run AWAY from your music if you hear Britney spears :stuck_out_tongue:

#3

“However if this player relies on sensing the physical direction such as using an internal compass to determine how to position the virtual speakers, I doubt the technology would work well while in the car or on public transport. For example it would be odd seeing a person speaking on screen, but hearing their voice veer off in different directions each time the vehicle makes a turn.” I would imagine that the headphones use the player as a reference, therefore if the listener remains static with reference to the player then as long as the player and listerer were sitting in the same car then it would work fine.