Sony to offer omnidirectional speaker SRS-RA5000 diffuses which sound throughout your room

Sony announced wireless speakers "SRS-RA5000" and "SRS-RA3000" equipped with an omnidirectional speaker system. Likely a novelty, but they surely fo look very unique.

Sony has released a new wireless speaker certified as "360 Reality Audio", a music experience with a three-dimensional sound field and an immersive feeling. With the newly developed omnidirectional speaker system, one unit can fill the entire room with high-quality music.

SRS-RA5000
The "SRS-RA5000" is a high-end model consisting of a total of seven integrated speaker units. Three proprietary upward speakers reproduce the high sound field, and the sound is diffused horizontally from the three mid-speaker units located in the center. It is said that you can enjoy a music experience that is wrapped in sound by overlapping the sound that falls from above and the sound that falls in the horizontal direction. In addition, a subwoofer that reproduces low frequencies is built in the lower part to realize high-quality deep bass. In addition, the speaker measures the surrounding environment and is equipped with a "calibration" function that corrects the optimum sound balance with the touch of a button. It is also equipped with high-quality sound technology such as "Immersive AE" that allows you to enjoy realistic music even with a 2ch stereo sound source, and "DSEE HX" that effectively complements the high frequency range of a compressed sound source. The external dimensions are width 235 mm, depth 225 mm, height 329 mm, and weight about 4.9 kg. The body color is black only. iI's priced just over 500 EUR/USD.

SRS-RA3000
The "SRS-RA3000" is an entry model of speakers equipped with an omnidirectional speaker system that was released at the same time. The omni diffuser and beam tweeter built into the upper part diffuse the sound throughout the room, and there are also two passive radiators on the side to enhance the low range. In addition, it is equipped with an automatic calibration function that allows you to enjoy music that suits your environment. Like the upper model, it supports the extended function "Immersive AE" for 2ch sound sources and "DSEE" for playing compressed sound sources with a spread closer to the original sound. The external dimensions are 146 mm in width, 155 mm in depth, 247 mm in height, and weighs about 2.5 kg. The color lineup is black and light gray. This one is priced at roughly 269 EUR/USD.