Dirac to bring Dirac Live to Bluesound devices

Swedish digital audio pioneer Dirac and multiroom specialist Bluesound have announced a collaboration to integrate Dirac Live Room Correction into select Bluesound devices.

Dirac is a coveted technology in the home theatre space, and this partnership literally opens the door to whole home audio.

Fredric Tapper, Dirac’s VP of Home & Pro Audio,says this first-time collaboration with Bluesound represents a ‘significant milestone’ for the company as it continues to strengthen its position as the industry’s leading provider of digital room correction technologies.

“The ways in which consumers listen to music at home are changing; while dedicated listening rooms were once the norm, the whole house is now the listening space, the living room, kitchen, bedrooms, basements, and more,” says Tapper. “However, this expanded definition of listening space has created new challenges in terms of high-fidelity audio reproduction, as open-air spaces with dynamic room sizes and dimensions can significantly impact sound quality. This industry-first collaboration with Bluesound resolves these challenges by delivering high-fidelity audio across any room, or any listening space, irrespective of its complexities.”

Dirac Live addresses common acoustic challenges that all home audio systems have, but hardware alone can’t address, or takes too much time, expertise, or cost to do so.

The software corrects for both the magnitude and phase of the entire sound system including the room itself, resulting in better balanced sound, tighter bass, and enhanced clarity.

“At Bluesound, we fundamentally believe that consumers shouldn’t have to sacrifice audio quality for the convenience of streaming, and multiroom streamed audio doesn’t have to come at the expense of high-fidelity sound reproduction,” says Matt Simmonds, Product Manager, Bluesound. “

Future Bluesound devices will come ready to handle Dirac Live once a Dirac Live license is purchased through the Dirac website. Backwards compatibility to existing Bluesound devices is also on the cards for eligible models.

Integrators should note that a calibration kit will be made available for sale on the Bluesound website when the first enabled Bluesound player becomes available.