Onkyo & Integra have new Stereo Receivers, and the Integra packs exciting features for installers while costing less than expected. Comcast StreamSaver bundles Peacock, Netflix & Apple TV+. ESPN, Fox Sports & Warner Bros. Discovery’s sports streaming bundle is named Venu. And LG’s Signature OLED R rollable OLED TV is discontinued.

Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBrmy8

00:00:00 – Intro

The Sonos Ace headphones were officially announced moments before we started recording, so we only have extremely early and incomplete first impressions this week!

00:07:06 – What We Watched

Tom continued on with The Good Place. Rob watched the Vancouver Canucks lose in Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, finished X-Men ’97, enjoyed The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, and loved “Asteroid City”.

00:23:37 – Listeners of the Week

Our Listeners of the Week are Raf for his PayPal donation, plus our 133 Patreon Patrons.

We also appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: Mohsen, Adam, and Joe. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

In the news:

00:24:50 – News: Onkyo & Integra Stereo Receivers

Onkyo TX-8470 is a capable 2-Ch Receiver for $799. But the Integra DTM-7.4 steps up the features in some surprising ways for only $101 more: https://avgadgets.com/onkyo-tx-8470-and-integra-dtm-7-4-which-is-the-best-stereo-receiver-for-you/

00:36:29 – News: Comcast StreamSaver

A streaming bundle of Peacock, Netflix & Apple TV+: https://tinyurl.com/4rwmd4d6

00:38:54 – News: Streaming Sports Bundle Named Venu

The ESPN, Fox Sports & Warner Bros. Discovery streaming sports bundle has a name: https://tinyurl.com/4taauvda

00:40:08 – News: LG Signature OLED R Discontinued

If you didn’t already buy LG’s $100,000 “Roll-LED” TV, you missed your chance: https://tinyurl.com/msnb2sxm

Comments:

00:41:11 – Comment: Kevin & Mike – TV Price Guesses

We weren’t flooded with guesses for how much regular people spend on a TV, after all.

00:42:19 – Comment: Jay – Turbine Media Picks Up 3D Blu-ray Mantle

Region-free 3D Blu-rays with Atmos can still be found. You just have to import from Germany: https://tinyurl.com/mr3acpne

QUESTIONS:

00:45:24 – Dan: Best Value 75″ TV

Movies, HDR, not games: what’s our pick for the top value?

– LG B3 OLED: https://tinyurl.com/6y8c8aeu

– Samsung S89C or S90C QD-OLED: https://tinyurl.com/24tycps6

– TCL QM850: https://tinyurl.com/3bhyp67a

– Hisense U7K: https://tinyurl.com/4b4a5jp3

– TCL QM751: https://tinyurl.com/j7m376r8

00:53:38 – Karl: IMAX Home Cinema

Official IMAX Certified Home Cinemas aren’t offered anymore, but would it make sense to use some of their specs?

01:05:34 – Jay: Why Not Micro-LED Displays?

Jay and his wife saw a modular micro-LED display in person and were impressed. What’s the hold up in making them mass market?

01:16:13 – Raf: ADAM Audio A7 Monitors

He’s drawn to the larger model, but the smaller model fits his budget. Can we justify going either way?

01:26:01 – Mohsen: Finally Time to Buy an Amp?

We had several suggestions for his home theater. He did them all. So is it finally time to buy an external amp?

01:39:42 – Adam: $5,000 Projector or Flat Panel?

Can he get the HDR experience he wants without giving up screen size? And a compact AirPlay amp for each room.

– JVC NP5: https://tinyurl.com/yp43bkmv

– WiiM Amp: https://tinyurl.com/mr2f6k6u

– Arylic H50: https://tinyurl.com/bd52ahdx

01:53:31 – Nathan: CTA & CEDIA Room Tuning

Following the release of RP 22 that covers room design and equipment, CTA & CEDIA are working on another recommended practices document to cover measurement, EQ & calibration. Will that finally give us a reference standard for audio?

02:02:48 – Joe: Crazy In-Wall Center Idea

Why we audition pairs of speakers. Bouncing some ideas for what we think are wildly unnecessarily complicated Center speaker hacks. And can he honestly keep his current Surrounds & Overheads?

– https://avgadgets.com/are-three-identical-front-speakers-best/

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