The WGA ratified their new 3-year contract. Sony Bravia Core rebrands to Sony Pictures Core and comes to PlayStation, but without Pure Stream. Onkyo, Integra & Pioneer Elite flagship AVRs get optional Dirac Live Bass Control. And Tom reviews a pair of affordable, ribbon headphones.

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

00:00:00 – Intro

00:03:58 – Sineaptic SE-1 Ribbon Wireless Headphones Review

Tom has several criticisms, but the sound quality ain’t one of ’em, nor is the price: https://avgadgets.com/sineaptic-se-1-wireless-ribbon-headphones-the-audiophile-headphones-you-can-afford/

00:18:26 – What We Watched

Rob finished Ahsoka, started Loki S.2, and watched The Voyeurs. Tom continued Star Wars Rebels.

00:28:33 – Listeners of the Week

Our Listeners of the Week are our 135 Patreon Patrons, as well as Gurinder for sending Tom a movie code.

Thanks also to J. Karl 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: Karl, Joe, John, Julian, J. Karl, and Ilango. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

In the news:

00:31:00 – News: WGA Ratify New Contract

The Writers Strike is officially over! https://tinyurl.com/y5mk4a5h

00:36:23 – News: Sony Pictures Core on PlayStation

Bravia Core is rebranded as Sony Pictures Core and comes to PS4 & PS5: https://tinyurl.com/mr24y8c6

But without Pure Stream: https://tinyurl.com/2wtz88vs

00:39:26 – News: Onkyo Gets Dirac Live Bass Control

Only the flagship Onkyo, Integra & Pioneer Elite AVRs get it. But you can now pay extra to add Dirac Live Bass Control: https://tinyurl.com/29tbrunb

Comments:

00:41:50 – Comment: Kris – Freestanding Projection Screen

Tom loves the suggestion to use closet support poles.

00:45:04 – Comment: Joe – Webinar with Anthony Grimani

And extended webinar covering network-based audio, RP-22, new approaches to bass, and more: https://youtu.be/3B9jbLgWBsM?

– direct link to RP-22: https://cedia.net/advocacy/rp22

QUESTIONS:

00:46:23 – Jared: All About Reference Volume

We recap resources and explain why calculating how much wattage you need is confusing.

– https://avgadgets.com/how-to-get-bass-you-can-feel-from-your-home-theater-subwoofer/

– AVRant on Reference Volume: https://youtu.be/FdT9n5dxQAM&t=1811

– AVRant on LUFS: https://youtu.be/oN9-lRvU_mw&t=3833

– AVRant on RP-22: https://youtu.be/eSaZFI4vRGU&t=2351

– ITU, EBU & ATSC PDFs: https://tinyurl.com/bdfsuch9

01:05:37 – Henry: From Projector to OLED to Projector?

Going to a flat panel made sense in many ways, but he misses the sheer screen size. Should he go back to projection?

01:11:36 – Jason: New Lamp or Whole New Projector?

Is it time to upgrade his JVC RS440?

– JVC NP5: https://tinyurl.com/3wvhpcxa

– Epson LS12000: https://tinyurl.com/2zy8t95e

– Sony XW5000ES: https://tinyurl.com/2vubmnrs

01:16:43 – Christian: Future Detached Garage Plans

We dive into several concepts regarding construction of a dedicated home theater within a large, detached garage, with a warning it’s probably going to be more complex and expensive than initially anticipated.

01:33:51 – Karl: Why’d We Think So Small?

If cost were no object, wouldn’t we want an IMAX Private Theatre? https://tinyurl.com/5439jku6

01:38:12 – Parker: Anthem Pre-Pro & Matrix Switch Issues

HDMI Handshaking problems likely require an HDFury fix.

– Dr HDMI: https://tinyurl.com/8f9r8dws

– https://avgadgets.com/using-two-displays-fixes-for-common-problems/

01:43:21 – Nick: Wait for PS5 Pro?

We might end up with egg on our face, but we speculate about when’s the best time to buy a PS5.

01:50:49 – Infinite Gary: Inconsistent Filmmaker Mode?

Can we trust it’s always the best out-of-the-box picture mode choice?

01:53:41 – John: Yamaha Immediately Shuts Off

It was working fine for years, but now it instantly shuts back off whenever he tries to power it on.

01:56:52 – Julian: All About Upmixing

What exactly should he press, and which listening mode settings should he use to always make the best use of all of his speakers?

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