Second Round Of Ossic X Headphones Now Available For Preorder; Company Showcases Technology With New HTC Vive Demo

[kewlguy239]

We had a chance to catch up with Ossic at CES 2017, where the company showed us the latest iteration of its VR-friendly and immersive audio solution, in addition to a new piece of software that perfectly showcases the technology.

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[anbello262]

At first I wasn't really interested, I thought "just another slightly overpriced pair of headphones", but after learning more, I think I actually want this.
I would love to feel this kind of sound localization on non-vr games as well.

 

[dstarr3]

I'll be interested to see how effective these are. I wonder about what kind of sound card you may or may not need for these. If you're just feeding it a stereo signal, I don't see how these would operate any differently.

 

[Jeff Fx]

I'll be interested to see how effective these are. I wonder about what kind of sound card you may or may not need for these. If you're just feeding it a stereo signal, I don't see how these would operate any differently.

You wouldn't feed it a stereo signal if you want the spacial audio to work.

"While the OSSIC X already supports existing standard 2D-audio formats such as stereo, 5.1, and 7.1, we want to make it easy for game and sound designers to go beyond with 3D-audio experiences. By using the OSSIC X, you can design fully immersive soundscapes without installing ceiling speakers or needing to sit in a studio."

I'd guess the input is HDMI.

 

[anbello262]

I'll be interested to see how effective these are. I wonder about what kind of sound card you may or may not need for these. If you're just feeding it a stereo signal, I don't see how these would operate any differently.

You wouldn't feed it a stereo signal if you want the spacial audio to work.

"While the OSSIC X already supports existing standard 2D-audio formats such as stereo, 5.1, and 7.1, we want to make it easy for game and sound designers to go beyond with 3D-audio experiences. By using the OSSIC X, you can design fully immersive soundscapes without installing ceiling speakers or needing to sit in a studio."

I'd guess the input is HDMI.

From what I've seen, this is a USB headset (with optional 3.5mm jack, I believe?)


It would be great if we started seeing some movies with complete 3d spatial audio.

 

[Jeff Fx]

I'll be interested to see how effective these are. I wonder about what kind of sound card you may or may not need for these. If you're just feeding it a stereo signal, I don't see how these would operate any differently.

You wouldn't feed it a stereo signal if you want the spacial audio to work.

"While the OSSIC X already supports existing standard 2D-audio formats such as stereo, 5.1, and 7.1, we want to make it easy for game and sound designers to go beyond with 3D-audio experiences. By using the OSSIC X, you can design fully immersive soundscapes without installing ceiling speakers or needing to sit in a studio."

I'd guess the input is HDMI.

From what I've seen, this is a USB headset (with optional 3.5mm jack, I believe?)


It would be great if we started seeing some movies with complete 3d spatial audio.

Thanks for the info! USB is a much better solution than HDMI for this task.

 

[dcblake]

The connections are/will be 3.5mm, USB and Lightning.