I experienced L-Acoustics' HYRISS listening room and it could change home audio as we know it
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Audio's future is here. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. L-Acoustics is a name you may not be familiar with, but it carries serious pedigree in the audio world. If you've ever visited the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, the Alexandra Palace, O2 Brixton Academy, and Eventim Apollo in London, or the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris to name a small few, you’ll have experienced L-Acoustic’s speakers – most likely the long black stack in a J shape hanging either side of the artist on stage.
![[L-Acoustics Soka, SV10 and X8i speakers on display]](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QnyB66ACd3kZdp8Ci2Q7DK-320-80.jpg)
L-Acoustics was founded in 1984 after founder Christian Heil, a particle physicist, attended a Pink Floyd concert and decided to combine his field of study with his passion for acoustics. This led in 1992 to L-Acoustics revolutionising the line speaker array concept with its V-DOSC system to better quality and more consistent sound across all frequencies without interference – something vital for live concert settings.
![[L-Acoustics HYRISS room bottom end with tables]](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HEx5CpKeW8FWvimU4wgKA5-320-80.jpg)
So, it’s no surprise that L-Acoustics has taken what it has done in the professional environment and brought it to the home. I recently got to experience its latest innovation, the Hyperreal Immersive Sound Space (HYRISS) concept. This goes beyond spatial audio formats like Dolby Atmos to reimagine what sound can do altogether, and quite simply, from what I heard it does.
![[Tom Cruise as Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell in Top Gun: Maverick]](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LkKkQzFbQVuRwNfhLS3vUB-320-80.jpg)
HYRISS at its core is an immersive, 3D network of speakers. Combined with some clever software named Anima, it can transform listening environments to suit any occasion with ease. While Dolby and DTS formats are of course supported, I was told that HYRISS expands vastly on what you’d hear from the best Dolby Atmos soundbars and best home theater systems.
![[James Davidson]](https://vanilla.futurecdn.net/cyclingnews/media/img/missing-image.svg)
