The Top Audio-Visual Trends to Watch in 2023

We may only be in the beginning of the new year, but 2023 is shaping up to be an interesting one for the world of audio-visual technologies. With the advancement of technology, let’s take a glimpse at the future and see which audio-visual trends we should keep an eye on in 2023. They might not all pan out, but they’re fun to watch nonetheless.

Virtual Reality and the Metaverse

The possibility of a fully-fledged metaverse seems to hang in the balance right now, but some ideas from it could be implemented on a smaller scale in the coming year or so. With so many people choosing to work from home, the ability to attend work virtually sounds very beneficial. It’ll give employees the opportunity to interact without driving into the office each day.

In order to do this from home, you’ll need an extensive AV setup to make it truly feel like you’re in the office. Many new systems have this idea in mind so people can seamlessly work from home someday soon.

Sound Masking

The best way to soundproof a room is with foam-like materials on or inside the walls. However, audio has become advanced enough that a local AV company can set up a system that’ll block out and keep in a lot of noise. We’ve seen this widely implemented with noise-canceling headphones, but you can implement this technology in your own AV systems at home or in the office.

Sound masking will make that possible whether you want to dampen the sound of your home theater or keep work-related conversations private. This technology is still in its infancy, so it’ll likely improve drastically in the future.

AV as a Service (AVaaS)

One thing that’s become a common trend in many industries is turning products into services. The same thing is happening with audio-visual products. AV as a service is a popular option for many businesses these days that don’t want to pay the upfront expense of upgrading their audio and visual technologies.

Paying over time saves companies a lot of money, especially if they only need this tech temporarily. While most residential users will likely stick with paying for new AV equipment outright, it’s an interesting audio-visual trend to watch through the rest of 2023.

AI Integration

The biggest technology to launch this year is artificial intelligence (AI), as it can do just about everything. You might expect it has already made its way to AV technology. Josh.AI is completely changing the industry in this department. Multiple commands can be given at a single time, and they are currently beta testing ChatGPT integration. The best part is they don’t sell your data like the competitors.

Given time, the abilities of AI in this industry will advance rapidly, so it’ll definitely be something to keep an eye on in the coming years. For now, we should enjoy its ability to mask annoying sounds and record meetings automatically.