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iyo audio Introduces

VAD Pro

The world’s first virtual auditory display.

Overview

VAD Pro

VAD stands for Virtual Auditory Display - iyO's breakthrough in audio spatialization with high precision. When paired with iyO's psychoacoustics software, VAD Pro enables artists to create and render deeply immersive audio on an entirely new creative canvas. VAD Pro is the first studio-reference quality spatial audio device.

Hi-fi ambisonic rendering

VAD Pro uses sophisticated, personalized psychoacoustics with built in head tracking to render an ambisonic dome around you.

A new creative canvas

The jump from stereo to VAD is bigger than the jump from mono to stereo.  Stereo will soon be obsolete.

Bespoke audio, made for you

VAD Pro is custom fit to your ear anatomy and auditory brain, providing extreme isolation and impeccable spatial rendering.

An ambisonic studio in your pocket

Mix + master from anywhere, tour bus or coffee shop.

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Hi-fi ambisonic rendering

Bespoke psychoacoustics designed for your hearing brain

VAD Pro renders audio spatially, not just left and right — but above, behind, and all around you. It’s not stereo. It’s a fully immersive soundstage, personalized to how your brain hears space.

a new creative canvas

Creating in spatial is a mind-blowing experience

With support for your DAW or Atmos source, VAD Pro lets you place sound with intent — in space. Render your music in iconic venues or build sonic worlds with precision tools and psychoacoustic software.

Bespoke audio, made for you

Custom-fit to your ear and to your brain

A custom-fit tip crafted for your ear. Triple-driver acoustics, precise from 20 Hz to 20 kHz.  All-day wear with audio quality that matches studio monitors. Psychoacoustics matched to your hearing brain.

Mix + Master on a breakthrough audio canvas

What once took a Dome of speakers, now fits in your ears.

Why stereo isn’t enough

Stereo was built for flat sound. VAD opens up a full 3D soundstage, so you can place elements all around the listener — not just left or right.

Research-grade roots

The acoustic foundation of VAD PRO was shaped inside a high-order spatial dome, built for testing how the brain hears in 3D. That science is now embedded in your headphones.

From R&D to real-time

With VAD software, everything you hear is spatialized in real time using personalized filters. It’s not an effect — it’s engineered perception.

Precision, miniaturized

What used to take a room of speakers now lives in your ears. The leap isn’t just technical — it’s creative. You’re not monitoring a mix. You’re inside it.

The science
behind the sound

VAD Pro combines 7 DSP cores, integrated head tracking, and triple driver acoustics to generate impeccable soundscapes.

• technical features
audio
Dynamic driver + Twin Balanced Armature, DSP crossover
processor
7-core DSP processing system
memory
2GB + 32GB LPDDR4/eMMC ePoP, 8MB PSRAM
connectivity
USB‑C audio + power for macOS
PSYCHOACOUSTICS
Personalized VAD filters designed for your auditory system
tracking
Ultra-fast head tracking for spatial audio
Software
iyO VAD App for Mac with real-time 3D rendering and fitting calibration
durability
Ultra-durable titanium chassis and housing
• what's in the box
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VAD Pro
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2 custom-fit silicone tips (R + L)
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2 triple driver acoustic systems (R + L)M
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USB-C cable
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Quick start guide

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VAD stands for Virtual Auditory Display - it's iyO's breakthrough in audio spatialization with high precision. When paired with VAD filters in VAD Software, VAD enables you to create and render truly personalized immersive audio.

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What makes VAD unique from spatial audio is that it can render a continuous virtual auditory scene, rather than just single virtual loudspeaker locations outside your head.

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Use VAD Pro and VAD Software to listen and create stereo and spatial music in any DAW including Logic, ProTools, Ableton, and Reaper. Spatial music creation depends on DAW. Please see your DAW’s manual for further information and compatibility details.

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Because of its USB-C connector, VAD Pro is not compatible with audio bodypacks. If you would really like this feature, or if you have any questions about device compatibility or how to integrate VAD Pro and VAD Software into your workflow, please let us know at support@iyo.audio.

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Yes, it is. And, if the fit isn’t perfect, our team of experts at support@iyo.audio will work with you to make small adjustments until they’re just right.
 Also, your purchase of VAD Pro has a lifetime warranty.

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We are so confident that you'll enjoy your VAD Pro and we have Audio Engineers on standby to collaborate with you or to answer any questions. If for any reason you want to return them, feel free to do so within 60 days of receiving them. Simply reach out to us at support@iyo.audio

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iyO's VAD software is compatible with Mac (Intel and Mac Silicon), and macOS Big Sur (11.X) up to macOS Sequoia (15.X).

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We are happy to answer any questions that you have. Please email us at support@iyo.audio.

Welcome to the future of sound

Hearing is believing.

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