Razer's new soundbar keeps a close eye on you.
The new Razer Leviathan V2 Pro soundbar has just been announced at CES 2023, and it's promising an AI-powered head tracking beamforming audio solution for the desktop. It all sounds pretty techno-forward, but thankfully I've had the opportunity to try it out at home over the past few weeks to see if it's the real deal or not.
If you don't already know, beamforming is when a signal is directed at something to better improve the signal strength and quality. It's not just an audio thing, there are loads of uses for beamforming in regards to wireless signals, but that's what Razer is using it for with the new Leviathan V2 Pro. Basically, the system will determine where you are and, through some neural network computing, beam the audio signal directly at your ears.
To do this, the Leviathan V2 Pro comes with a small infrared sensor array, located in the middle of the unit. The data from which is then fired through a neural network processor to sense where a user is, or more specifically where their ears are, to better create spatial audio.
So is this all worth it? I'm going to write a full review on this product soon enough, but I am pretty impressed with how seamless the audio shifting is as I move my head at my desk. You sit in the middle of your desk and the audio is firing right at you. You move to the left and the audio is firing right at you. You move to the right and the audio is firing right at you.
I quite like the THX Spatial Virtual Headset mode for listening to music. It delivers the aforementioned described beamforming effect but is mostly just a straightforward stereo, 2:1 listening experience.
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