Tidal adds Dolby Atmos support for numerous TVs and other devices

The surround sound format Atmos was originally intended for film – but Dolby now wants to establish it for music as well. — Karolin Krämer/dpa

John over there, Ringo behind you, Paul to your left, George to your right. Listening to The Beatles and other bands on the Atmos sound format is said to offer more immersive experience of different elements in a song.

But until now, Dolby's 3D surround sound approach has been largely limited to TVs. Meanwhile on Tidal, the music streaming service bringing this format to pop music and other genres, it's only been available for Android smartphones.