Fujitsu And DTS Announce New PC Audio Partnership

Posted 10/06/2011 at 10:06am | by Brad Chacos

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Mmmmm, eye candy. Who can resist the allure of HD graphics and high FPS rates? Not us, that’s for sure. But all too often, people forget that banging visuals are only half of a satisfying entertainment equation; audio is just as important as video if you truly want to be submersed in your favorite action flick. Along those lines, yesterday, DTS – who sits next to Dolby atop the audio codec heap – announced a partnership to bring its DTS UltraPC II Plus technology to upcoming Fujitsu PCs.

To be more specific, the collection of high-performance audio technologies will be appearing in Fujitsu’s FH, DH, NH and AH lines of all-in-ones and laptops in a continuation of the two companies’ ongoing partnership. DTS UltraPC II Plus actually consists of seven different technologies, the press release explains, all of which are currently available in stand-alone form in various types of gadgetry and electronics:

• DTS Surround Sensation: Simulates a surround sound listening experience from two speakers or stereo headphone
• DTS Boost: Maximizes acoustic power of the internal notebook speakers to deliver loudness levels while avoiding distortion
• DTS Audio Restoration: Intelligently analyzes audio signals for restoration of compressed or re-mastered percussion and transient sounds, restoring the punch and clarity from compression
• DTS Enhance: Enhances low and high frequency audio by improving the natural timbre balance, and brightening the quality of voice and musical tone for MP3, streaming audio and internet TV media consumption
• DTS Clear Voice: Suppresses feedback from speakers and improves speech perception in a noisy environment with a combination of Noise Suppression, Acoustic Echo Cancellation and Beam Forming technologies
• DTS Symmetry: Resolves volume fluctuation between multiple audio sources by balancing perceived volume levels
• DTS Clear Audio: Intelligently adjusts at specific frequencies to compensate when environmental noise is detected

DTS says that working together, these technologies create “a three-dimensional wall of sound that exceeds the limitations of just two speakers, making listeners believe that sounds are occurring outside those limited boundaries.” Basically, it appears to be a souped-up, somewhat intelligent version of the simulated surround sound you can find in many HDTVs.  If you’re an audio lover who is soon to be in the market for an all-in-one or laptop and you’re intrigued by the sound of DTS UltraPC II Plus, the Fujitsu computers are scheduled to hit the streets later this year.