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Haier TV and Total Sonics Announce Addition of Award-Winning Total Cal Auto Calibration Technology to Next Generation of Haier TVs

Total Cal gives AV manufacturers a cost-efficient and easy-to-use system to improve the sound quality of their products in challenging acoustic environments

MILFORD, Mass., June 11, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Total Sonics® (a division of THAT Corporation®) is very pleased to announce they’ve come to agreement with global CE powerhouse Haier Multimedia on licensing Total Cal®, their innovative automatic room calibration system.

Haier TV and Total Sonics Announce Addition of Award-Winning Total Cal Auto Calibration Technology to Next Generation of Haier TVs
Image caption: Haier TV and Total Sonics Announce Addition of Award-Winning Total Cal Auto Calibration Technology to Next Generation of Haier TVs.

Total Cal’s groundbreaking approach both simplifies the room calibration process for consumers and keeps costs down for manufacturers. Using the homeowner’s smart phone or tablet, or a calibrated USB microphone, this advanced technology easily guides the user through measurements of a products’ audio performance in the room. Then in mere seconds, this room-response data is compared to the original frequency response of the product, used to generate a customized correction curve, and programmed into the product. The resultant sound quality is greatly improved: better clarity, tonal balance, and bass response.

According to Total Sonics’ Vice President, Timothy Brault, “We are thrilled Haier’s team of outstanding product development experts have seen fit to add Total Cal as a key feature in their product line.”

Total Cal is just one part of the Total Technology suite of smart audio processing and calibration technologies, which also includes Total Sonics speaker optimization, Total Volume® automated loudness control, Total Surround® sound field expansion, Total Bass™ psychoacoustic bass processing, and the Total Immersion™ height virtualization technology we’ve developed in conjunction with Psy(x) Research. Innovations like Total Cal are a direct reflection of THAT Corporation’s legacy of improving audio performance, going back over 40 years to THAT’s predecessor, dbx® inc. With Total Cal, better sound in the home can now be accomplished at more affordable price points.

For further information on Haier TVs and sound products or any of the Total Sonics suite of applications, please contact Richard Frank of Frank Marketing: C – 949-637-0700, e – rfrank.fma@gmail.com

ABOUT TOTAL SONICS:

Started by engineers of legendary dbx® professional and consumer audio products, Total Sonics has been improving sound in consumer electronics for over 40 years, and Total Sonics technology has been used in over one billion devices worldwide.

Manufacturers turn to Total Sonics to deliver an improved audio experience to consumers at a low cost, without the need for additional hardware. Total Sonics makes audio processing software for TVs, soundbars, speakers, cell phones and tablets, and other consumer devices.

Learn more: https://totalsonics.com/ and https://thatcorp.com/.

ABOUT HAIER:

Today Haier reaches the global marketplace. Thirty-five years ago, Haier started serving the Chinese market. Today Haier has spread all over Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and the Middle East, truly to all corners of the world. There are 10 R&D centers, 24 industrial parks, 66 marketing centers and 108 manufacturing plants in the world. New brands continue to join the Haier family, Aqua, Fischer Parker, GEA, Candy, have recently become members of the greater family of Haier brands.

Learn more: https://www.haier.com/in/tvs/.

THAT Corporation, Total Sonics, Total Volume, Total Surround, Total Cal, Total Immersion, Total Bass, Total Technology, and dbx-tv, and their respective logos, are trademarks or registered trademarks of THAT Corporation. Haier and its respective logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Haier Group or its subsidiaries. dbx is a registered trademark of Harman International.

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Total Sonics’ Award-Winning Audio Processing Comes to Skyworth TVs with The TiVo Operating System

MILFORD, Mass., May 21, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — New England-based audio technology innovator, Total Sonics®, the licensing arm of THAT Corporation®, is pleased to announce agreements with TV technology powerhouse TiVo™, a division of Xperi®, and the Skyworth® Group, one of the world’s largest TV and appliance manufacturers. The agreement with TiVo allows them to integrate and distribute the patented Total Sonics audio enhancement technology suite along with TiVo firmware, enabling TV makers like Skyworth to provide their customers with the best possible sound experience on TiVo OS sets. TVs featuring Total Sonics’ technology are now available from Skyworth and their subsidiary, Metz, on sets with the TiVo OS and on Google® TV based designs.

Total Sonics’ Award-Winning Audio Processing Comes to Skyworth TVs with The TiVo Operating System
Image caption: Total Sonics®, the licensing arm of THAT Corporation®, is pleased to announce agreements with TV technology powerhouse TiVo™, a division of Xperi®, and the Skyworth® Group.

With deep roots in delivering better sound to the professional and consumer audio markets, and with more than a billion devices worldwide using THAT Corp’s core technologies, the Total Sonics division has developed a suite of acclaimed audio enhancement technologies, including Total Sonics speaker optimization, Total Volume® loudness control, Total Surround® virtual surround sound, Total Cal® automated in-home tuning, and Total Bass™ psychoacoustic bass processing. Total Sonics has also partnered with Psy(x) Research to integrate Total Immersion™ virtual height processing into the Total suite. All of Total Sonics’ algorithms are designed with efficiency in mind and run on common SoCs and DSPs, improving sound quality without burdening TV’s, powered speakers, tablets and more with added cost, circuitry, or complexity.

According to Total Sonics’ Vice President, Tim Brault, “Since we’ve been actively demonstrating our algorithms’ capabilities, manufacturers of all sorts of products – from TV’s and powered speakers to mobile devices and PCs – have marveled at how well the Total Sonics suite improves the audio experience.”

Brault continues, “This appeals to manufacturers for several key reasons: our technology improves their product’s performance-to-value ratios by enabling less expensive products to perform at levels normally associated with more expensive designs. And they save cost by not requiring expensive additional componentry, and by shrinking the development time required to get products to market.”

The Total Sonics technologies are being adopted by more and more manufacturers around the world. More information can be found at their website: https://totalsonics.com/.

About Total Sonics:

Started by engineers of the legendary dbx® Inc. professional and consumer audio products, Total Sonics (formerly dbx-tv®) has been improving sound in consumer electronics for over 40 years, with their technology integrated in over 1 Billion devices worldwide. Manufacturers now turn to Total Sonics to deliver improved audio experiences to consumers at lower cost without the need for additional hardware. Total Sonics licenses audio processing software for TVs, soundbars, speakers, PCs, mobile devices, and other consumer electronics. https://totalsonics.com/.

About Xperi:

Xperi invents, develops, and delivers technologies that enable extraordinary experiences. Xperi technologies, delivered via its brands (DTS®, HD Radio™, TiVo®), are integrated into consumer devices and media platforms worldwide, powering smart devices, connected cars and entertainment experiences, including IMAX® Enhanced, a certification and licensing program operated by IMAX and DTS Inc. Xperi has created a unified ecosystem that reaches highly engaged consumers, driving increased value for partners, customers and consumers.

About Skyworth:

Skyworth provides advanced, high-quality TV and entertainment solutions on a global scale at competitive prices. SKYWORTH Group Limited is a leading supplier of uniquely advanced and smart technology solutions. It has been listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKG: 0751) since 2000. As of 1 March 2019, the Group was valued in excess of USD 19 billion and employed over 40,000 people worldwide. Founded in 1988, today SKYWORTH is a leading color TV brand internationally, a top brand in the Chinese display industry, and a top three global provider of the Android TV platform.

Trademarks:

THAT Corporation, Total Sonics, Total Volume, Total Surround, Total Cal, Total Immersion, Total Bass, and dbx-tv, and their respective logos, are trademarks or registered trademarks of THAT Corporation. Xperi, TiVo, DTS, IMAX, HD Radio, and their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Xperi Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States or other countries. Skyworth, Metz, and their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Skyworth Group or its subsidiaries. Google is a trademark or registered trademark of Google LLC. dbx is a registered trademark of Harman International.

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For any information, images or tech briefs, please contact Richard Frank at Frank Marketing Associates – rfrank.fma2@gmail.com or 949-637-0700.

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