Swedish sound innovators Dirac and Sudio collaborate on new cutting-edge true wireless stereo headphones

Sudio will incorporate Dirac’s spatial audio solution into new Sudio wireless headphones, scheduled for release in Summer 2021.

Swedish digital audio pioneer Dirac and Swedish designer and manufacturer of premium headphones and speakers Sudio announced that the two companies are collaborating to integrate Dirac’s patented sound optimization technology into next-generation Sudio headphones. Sudio plans to release their first Dirac-enabled product in Summer 2021: a pair of Sudio TWS (True Wireless System) headphones featuring Dirac’s award-winning spatial audio solution.

 “Sweden has long been a major force within the music industry – first with DJs and producers and more recently with streaming and other audio tech companies,” said Lars Isaksson, Dirac’s Head of Business Development, Streaming & Headphones. “Our combined commitment to advancing audio tech from here in Sweden makes this collaboration significant both for the Swedish music scene and the global audio industry. We look forward to working with Sudio to help them create a headphone that is as powerful and immersive as it is beautifully-designed.”

The upcoming Sudio TWS headphones will boast a dual-core processor chipset that features Dirac’s spatial audio solution, which is embedded directly into the headphone chipset to deliver spatial audio independent of playback device or media player – for elevated music listening, gaming, movie watching, and business communication experiences. 

“Sudio headphones demonstrate the ideal marriage of design and performance – a product that makes a visual statement while still prioritizing sonic performance above all else,” stated Johan Gawell, Founder & CEO of Sudio. “With both companies based in Sweden, we’ve been able to monitor close-up Dirac’s category-redefining sound optimization tech – and view it to be a key piece to creating headphones that push the boundaries of the consumer audio experience. We look forward to launching this new TWS headphone, and all of the collaboration to come.”

Dirac’s spatial audio solution for headphones comes with two key features: spatial audio and speaker optimization. The spatial audio feature is enabled by Dirac’s patented Dynamic HRTF technology, creating an immersive stereo listening experience from standard stereo content similar to what is achievable with a home theater system–without requiring specifically encoded spatial audio content.

The speaker optimization feature is delivered by Dirac’s patented magnitude response correction and impulse response correction, digitally enhancing headphone performance without an expensive hardware upgrade. The result is maximized sound quality–with clearer, balanced sound with richer, tighter bass.

The company’s leading-edge technology also enhances audio for smartphones, automobiles, and home theaters, through collaborations with brands such as ASUS, OPPO, Rolls Royce, Bentley, and Harman, among many others.

Sudio designs and sells stunning earbuds, headphones, and portable speakers, including the sleek, rich-sounding Sudio Tolv and Sudio Ett noise-cancelling earbuds.

About Dirac:
Dirac was founded to revolutionize the way the world hears. We are inventing the future of sound with superior experiences, for any content, device and space. For the many, not the few. Based in Sweden, Dirac optimizes digital audio, perfecting sound for better listening in any environment. The patented sound solution technology spans across mobile, gaming, Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality, headphones, streaming, automotive, residential and commercial AV, boosting whatever sound you’re listening to, wherever you’re listening. For professionals, Dirac produces the industry’s most powerful suite of audio tools for signal processing. Some of the world’s most respected brands bring the Dirac sound experience to their customers, including Rolls Royce, Volvo, Polestar, BMW, BYD, Harman, Datasat, NAD, ASUS and OPPO.

As well as headquarters in Uppsala, Sweden, Dirac has offices in Shenzhen, Beijing and Shanghai, China; a Research & Development facility in Copenhagen, Denmark; and representation in Germany, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and USA.

About Sudio:
Based in Stockholm, Sudio is dedicated to making sound come to life. Since 2012, Sudio has utilized the latest technology available to create premium audio devices that meet the highest standards of sound, design and simplicity.

In 2019, Sudio, in conjunction with Carbon Footprint Ltd., dedicated itself to being a 100% carbon-neutral company. Sudio works with Escarpment Environment Conservation Network (Esconet) and the Brazil Reducing Deforestation Project (REDD) to verifiably offset its carbon output. Ultimately, Sudio aims to further the integration of sustainable practices into its future decisions as a company.
For more information on Sudio, visit www.sudio.com.