• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

SEENIT

TV, Film, Broadband, Pay-TV, Games, Computing and Tech | News, Comment & Reviews

  • NEWS
  • FEATURES
  • ADVERTISE
  • Twitter

Sky announces new Devialet sound bar and plans to add Dolby Atmos to Sky Q

July 27, 2017 - Martin Hoscik@seenituk

Sky has unveiled a new sound bar which it claims will offer “powerful and immersive sound that puts the viewer at the heart of the action.”

Dubbed the Sky Soundbox, the device has been developed in partnership with Devialet and is compatible both with the Sky Q and Sky+ set top boxes as well as standalone TVs.

Featuring six woofers and three full-range speakers, Sky says the Soundbox uses the walls in the home to reflect ambient sound around the room and deliver a 360 degrees experience comparable to a full home cinema system.

The device will go on sale this autumn priced at £799 but Sky customers will be able to buy them for £299, and new and existing Sky Q Multiscreen customers will get a special price of £249.

Stephen van Rooyen, Chief Executive Officer, Sky UK and Ireland, commented: “Sound is a vital part of visual storytelling – whether you’re watching the season finale of your favourite drama, or an epic Premier League clash.

“That’s why we’ve partnered with audio industry leaders Devialet to launch Sky Soundbox and take the TV experience to the next level for our customers.

“Great TV deserves great audio – we believe Sky Soundbox is the Ultra HD of home audio.”

Quentin Sannié, Chief Executive, Devialet, said: “Sound is the future of television.

‘We are very proud to be partnering with Sky, to help them to unleash the full emotional impact of their content, through powerful, immersive, fully integrated sound.

“This first partnership illustrates our ability to pursue Devialet’s vision to enable revolutionary experiences through audio, and bring them to the widest number of people through partnerships with like-minded companies who are looking to challenge the status quo.”

Sky Soundbox technical details:

Connectivity and compatibility

1 HDMI input & output cable included

1 Optical input cable included

Bluetooth 4.1

Compatible with Dolby Digital+

Software technologies

Immersive sound processing and rendering

Real-time speaker management

Dynamic-Volume adjustment

Automatic listening modes exclusively available with Sky Q

Effective bandwidth

35 Hz – 22 kHz

 Dimensions

37.5 cm x 21 cm x 9.5 cm

Loudspeakers
6 x 3-inch woofers in dual push-push configuration
3 x 2-inch full range drivers in 120° configuration
Closed cabinet

 Weight

Approx. 4kg

Separately Sky has confirmed it will follow in the footsteps of rival BT and add support for Dolby Atmos to Sky Q later this year. Like BT, it will include the higher quality sound in its UHD Premier League coverage.

Share this:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)

Blu-ray and Gaming Top Buys

Lionsgate to release Anthony Hopkins and Anson Mount’s The Virtuoso next month

The complete Indiana Jones movie series is getting a 4K Blu-ray release

Eureka to release Sammo Hung’s Encounter Of The Spooky Kind on Blu-ray

RECENT

Hat Trick International sells Lucy The Human Chimp to HBO Max

SPI extends deal with Portugal’s Nowo

Dawn French’s Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse is coming to Blu-ray

Discovery reveals details of Tokyo Olympics coverage

Popular

MPs urge ministers to guarantee PSB prominence on streaming devices

Apple TV+ is coming to Google TV

New Django series is coming to Sky and CANAL+

BBC, ITV and Channel 4 announce plans to merge Digital UK and Freesat

Featured

Ofcom calls for greater social and geographic diversity in TV and radio

BT Sport app now available on Now TV devices

StarzPlay is now available from Rakuten TV

Britbox – What does the new UK-centric streaming service offer?

ADVERTISE ON SEENIT

We’re pleased to offer a number of advertising opportunities to high quality brands including sponsored content, competitions and advertising placements.

Please contact us for details.

MORE FROM US

Copyright © 2021 · All Rights Reserved · Contact Us · Copyright · Terms of Use · Privacy Policy