Another epic-length podcast but, at the very least, we are mostly caught up. Look forward (hopefully) to more normal (for us) length podcasts in the future. This week we thank Frank, Ahmed, Joe, Byron, and Herb (from Cross-Spectrum Labs) for their support of the podcast. Thanks again you guys! Bill is shopping for some headphones and wanted to know the difference between the Oppo PM-1‘s and the PM-2’s other than the price. He’s also interested in headphone amplification (LINK). Ashley wants to know about the differences between Progressive scan and Interlaced video, Bruno is looking for bookshelf speakers in the 1000 euro a pair price point to try out, and Nick has a slew of questions about his planned basement home theater (including getting great bass, sub placement, acoustical treatments, drop ceilings, and more). Jared needed a sub upgrade but SVS tried to downsell him from the subs he thought he needed. Can you buy too little sub for your room…or too much for that matter? Jose took our rants about esoteric two-channel gear to heart and “downgraded” to the Emotive XSP-1 (LINK) and loves it! Now he’s thinking of adding a sub to his MASSIVE room. Which should he buy (and does he need two like we always say?)? Everett is trying to decide between the Denon AVR-X4000 and the newer X4100w and has a question about ISF modes on displays, Rohan linked us up to a Pono review (LINK – and they called it “snake oil”), and Gaylen is seeing sparkles with some of his content plus he isn’t getting any sound from Zone 2 (Rob ends up figuring this out a bit later in the podcast so hang in there Gaylen!). Leighton is loving his Denon AVR-X4000 but thinks it is a little bright (this is another one Rob figures out a little later). Gary met a speaker designer that said they take room reflections into account when designing their speakers, he’s wondering what “air” is in speaker reviews, and he has had a very strange video error pop up on his projector. Byron is curious about Axiom’s “quadpole” QS8 speakers (LINK), John loves his new SVS sub and is looking to upgrade his bookshelf speakers, and Ahmed thinks we should have a “suggested music” page for listeners (head over to Facebook for a thread on that – LINK and LINK). Jeb has some suggestions for those with vaulted ceilings, Bob has a new SVS but doesn’t know how to use it with his Yamaha RN500 stereo receiver, Mike thinks Rob is a 3D poseur and Tom is a jerk, and Micheal has a Zone 2 issue (LINK). Lastly, we review this review of the Skogrand Tchaikovsky Cables. Thanks for listening. Now, don't forget to:

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