The Dolby Atmos experience comes to a car in Europe for the first time thanks to Sennheiser and Smart

The sound system Sennheiser Signature Sound System of the new car Smart #5 enables immersive audio playback Dolby Atmos via Amazon Music via new over-the-air update (OTA).

With this update, customers of Smart models #5 Premium o #5 BRABUS from all over Europe will be able to listen to the songs of their favorite artists on Dolby Atmos directly through the app Amazon Music integrated into the system infotainment, without the need to connect a smartphone. When selecting content Dolby Atmos en Amazon Music, drivers and passengers will be able to immerse themselves in what Sennheiser defined as a “multidimensional listening experience” through the 20 speakers which includes the sound system of these vehicles.

Adapting the sound system speakers Sennheiser Signature, available in the Premium and BRABUS editions of the smart #5, was carried out directly by Sennheiser engineers in their Zurich immersive studio. all of them, They worked hard to “convey precision and emotional impact from immersive audio to the cabin of the smart #5”.

This vehicle sound environment has a flexible architecture capable of being updated via OTA recurrently to open the doors to implementations such as the one recently announced by Amazon Music and Dolby Atmos. Veronique Larcher, general director of Sennheiser Mobility, celebrates a milestone for the European automotive industry: “Bring Dolby Atmos through Amazon Music to the smart #5 shows what is possible when automotive industry leaders, “Audio and technology collaborate with a shared vision to achieve immersive sound.”.