Dirac Live Room Correction is now available for the newest Denon & Marantz Receivers. YouTube TV got a big price bump, but if you were paying for 4K Plus, it’s actually a bit cheaper now. And much of our discussion this week falls into the category of setting expectations, and putting commas where they should be.

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

00:00:00 – Intro & What We Watched

Rob watched Don’t Worry Darling. Tom caught up with all the episodes of The Mandalorian Season 3 that have aired so far.

00:14:23 – Listeners of the Week

Our Listeners of the Week are Richard for his PayPal donation, plus our 138 Patreon Patrons, as well as David for having us check a bunch of digital movie codes for him.

We also appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: David, Joe, Julian, Dan, Richard, and Klay. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

In the news:

00:19:25 – News: Dirac Live for Denon & Marantz

Via Infinite Gary – Dirac Live Room Correction Limited & Full are now available as add-ons for the newest Denon & Marantz Receivers.

– https://www.dirac.com/denon/

– https://www.dirac.com/marantz

– https://avgadgets.com/i-switched-from-audyssey-to-dirac-and-i-wish-i-hadnt/

– https://avgadgets.com/which-room-correction-program-is-the-best-audyssey-ypao-or-dirac/

00:25:35 – News: YouTube TV Price Hike

It’s $73/month now. But adding 4K Plus costs half as much: https://engt.co/3K0bVez

Comments:

00:27:53 – Comment: Joe – Expensive Screens & In-Wall Origins

Joe’s 2-cents on value vs. expensive projection screens. And an early story from Sonance about how in-wall speakers started.

QUESTIONS:

00:33:45 – Martin: Poes Acoustics on Active Bass

A request for our thoughts on Matt Poes’ summary of active bass treatment methods: https://youtu.be/p_LyANuYi20

– https://avgadgets.com/can-my-av-receivers-room-correction-fix-mismatched-speakers/

– https://avgadgets.com/is-room-correction-actually-important-for-your-home-theater/

– https://avgadgets.com/home-theater-room-correction-how-to-get-the-best-results/

00:47:50 – Jonathan: Streaming Boxes Suck

Our requested thoughts on The Verge’s editorial: https://bit.ly/40khppW

00:56:37 – Scott: Front Wall Acoustic Treatment

How should he treat a front wall that has a recessed portion and in-wall speakers?

01:00:56 – Richard: Big Basement Reno

Soundproofing, sub placement, TV size, speaker placement, Atmos, and gear racks. We cover a full basement plan.

– EluneVision Aurora EVO 8K ALR Perforated Screen: https://bit.ly/3lCzErJ

– 98″ TCL R754: https://bit.ly/3neG80w

01:31:03 – Kiran: Peak Nits & Bright Rooms

Why is a 10% window used for peak nit specs, and why do people assume LCDs are better for brightly lit rooms?

– https://avgadgets.com/epson-files-suit-over-brightness-claims/

– https://avgadgets.com/oled-in-a-bright-room-can-it-work/

– https://avgadgets.com/the-stages-of-subreddit-forum-mastery/

01:39:15 – Raf: Audyssey Editor Curtain

Will Dynamic EQ still apply if you curtain off the frequency range where EQ is being applied?

01:40:29 – David: X6700H Replacement

Anything worth waiting for vs. getting an X6700H now?

01:46:56 – Karl: Leasing TVs

Our thoughts on potentially leasing home theater gear.

01:50:46 – Jim: Backer Box Audibility

Questioning our claim that putting a backer box on an in-wall speaker can change the way it sounds.

01:54:59 – Infinite Gary: HDMI Cables Go Bad?

Why would a lightly-used HDMI cable stop working?

– https://avgadgets.com/what-do-hdmi-dropouts-look-like/

01:57:59 – Michael: Sound Clips + Hat Channels Weight Limit

How to attach acoustic panels to decoupled drywall.

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