Hisense partners with Devialet for a stunningly designed 5.1.2 Dolby Atmos soundbar
An announcement that reads like a cliffhanger: Hisense is partnering with Devialet and promises a 5.1.2 Dolby Atmos soundbar sculpted for living rooms like a polished sequence shot. The first demonstrations rocked CES. It remains to be seen how this duo intends to redefine home theater without adding bulk to the TV stand. Hisense x Devialet Soundbar: When Design Meets Power Ten centimeters tall, with a brushed aluminum finish, and a central pivoting sphere-like module: the new arrival makes classic black boxes a thing of the past. Under the hood, fourteen speakers orchestrated by the Devialet acoustic signature propel a 5.1.2 sound field capable of catapulting a helicopter to the virtual ceiling, even in an attic studio. The Chinese manufacturer is betting big: bi-amp architecture, in-house DSP, and automatic calibration via a discreet microphone tucked behind the front grille. As a result, the Parisian demonstration saturated the queue like a Star Wars premiere. Why 5.1.2 is changing binge-watching evenings Two vertical channels, four virtual surrounds,…