Welcome to 2023! Tom is away this week, so we start with a pinch-hitting performance from Lee Overstreet. At CES: IMAX Signature Sound by DTS comes to Disney+, OLED TVs add Micro Lens Array, QD-OLEDs get bigger and better, and microLED gets smaller. We also mention a great source for 9.1.6-channel test signals.

Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAmTCN

00:00:00 – Intro & What We Watched

Lee watched For All Mankind. Rob watched Disney’s Strange World, and finished Phase 4 of the MCU.

00:12:32 – Listeners of the Week

Our Listeners of the Week are our 139 Patreon Patrons.

Thanks also to Gurinder for giving Tom permission to use his photos on https://avgadgets.com/

And we appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: Dylan, Brad, Eric, Stephen, James, Mike, Nathan, Greg, Gurinder, Kevin, Stefan, Jack, and Karl. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

In the news:

00:18:41 – News: IMAX Signature Sound by DTS

Disney+ IMAX Enhanced content will get optional DTS audio: https://bit.ly/3VNiy6n

00:21:17 – News: Panasonic Micro Lens Array OLED

MZ2000 is the brightest WOLED yet: https://youtu.be/MbmQ98my5bE

00:22:18 – News: LG 2023 OLED Lineup

G3 Series gets Micro Lens Array: https://bit.ly/3XbIYzM

00:24:35 – News: LG Wireless M3 OLED

97=inches, and only a power cord: https://bit.ly/3Cr0Aju

00:25:43 – News: Bigger, Better Samsung QD-OLEDs

Two Series, 77-inch models, better ambient black levels: https://bit.ly/3Gm5DTu

00:27:47 – News: TCL QD-OLEDs

A new brand offering QD-OLED TVs: https://bit.ly/3VSIBZY

00:27:54 – News: No Sony TVs at CES

Hopefully they’re waiting for MediaTek’s newest HDMI chips: https://bit.ly/3IqmU0k

00:29:55 – News: Smaller microLEDs

Modular microLED TVs all the way down to 50-inches: https://bit.ly/3GkkGgv

Comments:

00:31:34 – Comment: Joe N Tell – Spatial Audio Calibration Toolkit

Some clarification about their goals: https://spatialcd.com/

00:33:40 – Comment: Atmos Test Signal Generator

Studio Six Digital’s Surround Generator offers 9.1.6 test signals from an Apple TV 4K: https://bit.ly/3Zc8ve5

00:35:31 – Comment: Michael – Apple TV YouTube App

The easiest way to avoid the exit message and black screen problem.

00:36:44 – Comment: Nathan – APC Battery Replacement

A scary warning had an easy fix.

00:38:28 – Comment: Jack – Projector Screen + Cheez Whiz

A very surprising, but official, method for cleaning stains off a SeymourAV projection screen.

QUESTIONS:

00:40:51 – Kevin: PB-2000 Pro “Better” Than SB-3000?

Did we imply the lower Series sub is actually better than the higher Series?

00:46:05 – Greg: Infrasonic Thought Experiment

Does attempting to play bass below 20 Hz rob the higher bass frequencies of headroom and performance?

– https://avgadgets.com/everything-you-know-about-bass-in-home-theater-is-wrong/

00:59:36 – Dylan: Speaker Height & Acoustic Treatments

We go over visually hidden absorption panel plans, and whether he should lower his Front speakers.

01:09:03 – Brad: Upgrade Priority List

A new, bigger space brings questions about upgrading: TV, AVR, speakers, 2nd sub, and adding doors.

01:25:15 – Eric: Voltage Regulation & MTM Center Speakers

If his lights dim, does he need a power conditioner for his projector? And should he opt for a 3-way Center speaker over any MTM design?

– APC BR1350MS: https://bit.ly/3Zc9xGZ

01:34:23 – Andrew: Apple Spatial Audio from Xbox?

What’s up with how Xbox handles outputting Spatial Audio and Atmos from Apple Music?

– About Spatial Audio: https://apple.co/3Gmp0eT

– Apple Music on Xbox: https://bit.ly/3Xa3Kjr

01:38:53 – Infinite Gary: Evolution or Revolution

What sort of year is it for tech, going by CES?

01:41:08 – Mike: New OLED Means New AVR?

Upgrade options for an older Pre-Pro that can’t do HDR or eARC.

HDFury Devices:

– Integral 2: https://bit.ly/3vHCe0V

– 8K Arcana: https://bit.ly/3CqZvIa

– 8K VRRoom: https://bit.ly/3VOe7Z6

AVRs:

– Marantz SR5015 from A4L: https://bit.ly/3igdPMS

– Denon X3800H: https://bit.ly/3CtqOSl

– Marantz Cinema 70S: https://bit.ly/3IsPKgD

01:50:10 – Kiran: Are Dual Driver Subs Just Hype?

Are dual-opposed or stacked subwoofer drivers genuinely beneficial?

01:57:02 – Dazz: Moving Out Gift

The best “reasonable” projectors for HDR. And putting together a gaming home theater for his son.

– JVC NP5: https://bit.ly/3Zftc8V

– Epson LS12000: https://bit.ly/3ItQVfM

– TCL R655: https://bit.ly/3CsHSbf

– LG B2 OLED: https://bit.ly/3WOSr0p

– LG C2 OLED: https://bit.ly/3IsQ3Ij

– LG G2 OLED: https://bit.ly/3ij0Slq

– Denon S660H: https://bit.ly/3WH1tfP

– Denon S760H: https://bit.ly/3WOid4T

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