AV Rant #915: Time Crunch
Sonos Ace Headphones fail to impress us. Comcast’s StreamSaver bundle gets a price and complicated rules to go ad-free. Apple TV 4K settings. And we have tech issues and a hard out this week!
Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBstbG
00:00:00 – Intro
00:03:15 – What We Watched
Rob watched Evil (S.4, Ep.1), Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, and American Fiction. Tom watched Kaleidoscope on Netflix.
00:20:15 – Listeners of the Week
Our Listeners of the Week are our 134 Patreon Patrons, including Terry, as well as J.D. for sending a Movies Anywhere code to Tom to test out.
We also appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: Ilango, Terry, Tom, Andrew, and Dan. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!
In the news:
00:22:41 – News: Sonos Ace Headphones
They’re just Bluetooth headphones. Expensive, ANC, Bluetooth headphones. Their one trick is being able to swap with a Sonos Arc SoundBar. But they don’t synchronize. We can’t understand the hype: https://tinyurl.com/bdcbktcn
00:36:21 – News: StreamSaver Bundle Price
Comcast StreamSaver bundle of Peacock, Netflix & Apple TV+ is available now for $15/month: https://tinyurl.com/3tt5wtfe
Comments:
00:40:44 – Comment: Andrew – Denon/Marantz EDID Control
If you access the web interface for custom installers, there have been HDMI & EDID controls available for years.
00:41:29 – Comment: Dan – Furious About Sonos App
Sonos is the worst it’s ever been after their latest app update.
QUESTIONS:
00:46:09 – Ilango: Basement Reno Planning
TV size, seating distances, front wall planning, speaker placement, pre-wiring, and where his equipment should live: we tackle theater planning for a basement that’s been taken down to the studs.
– https://avgadgets.com/is-my-tv-too-high/
– DynaBox Speaker Enclosure: https://tinyurl.com/22vdhhud
01:17:48 – Terry: Slim Surround Speakers
Are Rear & Overhead speakers actually a lot more important than Tom & Rob claim? And what can replace the Ascend HTM-200 SE wall-mounted speakers that people bump into in his theater?
– GiK PolyFusor: https://tinyurl.com/3ybb96wn
– Focal Theva Surround: https://tinyurl.com/2v2amf9y
– Aperion Novus N6SR: https://tinyurl.com/4e2x7pvp
01:33:03 – Ryan: Large Volume Difference
His Apple TV 4K and Xbox Series X used to sound equally loud when he had a SoundBar. Why is one way quieter now that he has a Sony AV Receiver?
– https://avgadgets.com/why-you-should-connect-everything-to-your-av-receiver-and-not-your-tv/
– https://avgadgets.com/why-are-volumes-so-different-between-apps/
01:39:34 – Tom: Apple TV 4K Settings
Tom’s friend got a Samsung QLED. For stereo analogue output, should he get an HDMI-ARC audio extractor? And what should his Apple TV 4K settings be?
– Optical to RCA Converter: https://tinyurl.com/3prx3jyr
01:45:36 – Henry: Black Fabric Walls
If he can’t paint a room black, can he mount his acoustic panels and then cover them and the rest of the walls in black fabric?
– Acoustimac Fire Rated Acoustic Fabrics: https://tinyurl.com/y6zr5xhb
01:50:19 – Mohsen: Receiver or Speaker Upgrade
His friends’ claims of “massive differences” after a Receiver upgrade have kept him curious. But would spending the same amount on speakers make a bigger difference?
01:57:22 – Chris: Final Try at CEC Fixes
Is there any way to get his Roku remote to turn off his Denon Receiver? And his computer monitor is still showing raised black levels from his Apple TV 4K.
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