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© Nathaniel Reichman / Production Expert

Review
The translation and perception of height channels in particular is probably the best I’ve heard in any headphone experience.

Production Expert

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Article

Areal immerses crowds at Tomorrowland Winter

by TPi

The electronic music festival returns with Areal’s brand-new Upmix Engine providing sonic immersion across all stages.
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Review
SR1 is an extremely exciting piece of hardware. It is very well executed, both on the engineering and the software side.

Michael G Wagner

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A new phase

by LSI

Phil Wards discovers an upmix engine that works…
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Interview with Pieter Doms

by Mondo DR

Our co-founder Pieter Doms shares the Areal story with mondoDR.
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Press releases

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Areal appoints Koil as South Korea distributor

24 September 2026

Partnership brings local sales, technical support and market development for SR1 and Upmix Engine, with activity already underway in the Korean market.

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Areal appoints François Villaret as CEO

September 2026

Former HOLOPLOT Head of Business Development joins Areal full time to lead the company through its next phase.

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Areal partners with Audio Acoustics for Benelux SR1 distribution

September 2026

Immersive audio specialist areal appoints Audio Acoustics as Benelux distributor for SR1

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Areal’s SR1 Immersive Headphone System Wins Red Dot Design Award

may 26th 2026

Areal has won a highly regarded Red Dot Design Award in the Product Design category for its SR1 spatial reference headphones.

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Areal reveals SR1 spatial reference headphones

April 9th 2026

Areal has launched SR1, a new spatial reference headphone system designed for accurate immersive monitoring beyond the post-production, mixing or broadcast studio environment.

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Areal partners with Polar for UK distribution

March 31st 2026

Areal has appointed POLAR as the official distributor for its entire professional audio portfolio in Great Britain.

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Areal appoints Amptec as new Benelux distributor

February 26th 2026

Areal has appointed Amptec as the official distributor for its pro audio portfolio in the Benelux region.

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Areal introduces the Upmix Engine

January 13th 2026

Areal unveils its Upmix Engine stereo upmixing hardware at ISE 2026 (booth #CS646).

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