AV Rant #948: Challenge Accepted
Happy New Year! Tom is back for our first episode of 2025. And thank you to Lee Overstreet for filling in 2 weeks ago. Ascend Acoustics has added Titan dome tweeter versions of their Sierra Luna V2 & Duo V2 speakers, as well as piano gloss white as a finish option. RSL is offering a limited-edition white finish on their CG3 line of speakers & SpeedWoofer 10E sub. LG’s Transparent Signature OLED T can actually be purchased now. And PML Sound International, the parent company of Paradigm & Anthem, just bought GoldenEar.
Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBWLRG
00:00:00 – Intro
Things did not go according to plan over the holidays for either host.
00:16:35 – What We Watched
Rob watched Challengers, and it made him do a skit with Tom to describe how it made him feel.
00:34:03 – Listeners of the Week
Our Listeners of the Week are Stefan for his PayPal donation, plus our 134 Patreon Patrons, including Bill and Joe, as well as Brandon and Mike for sending Amazon gift cards to Rob, Gurinder, Bill, and Infinite Gary for sending movie codes, and Greg for sending Tom a pair of KEF Egg speakers and a cute little PSB sub.
Thanks also to Brad 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: Mike, Chris, Kevin, Curtis, Bill, Greg, Brad, John, Brandon, Stefan, and Josh. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!
In the news:
00:42:52 – News: Ascend Titan Luna & Duo Speakers
Ascend’s Sierra Luna V2 & Duo V2 are now available with either the SEAS Titan dome tweeter or the RAAL ribbon tweeter: https://ascendacoustics.com/collections/sierra-series
00:46:16 – News: RSL Limited-Edition White Finish
RSL’s CG3 Series speakers & SpeedWoofer 10E are available in white for a limited time: https://rslspeakers.com/pages/white-limited-edition-special
00:50:00 – News: LG Transparent OLED T for $60K
Your see-through 77″ OLED can now be purchased: https://tinyurl.com/f2n5bvhx
00:52:11 – News: PML Sound Buys GoldenEar
The parent company of Paradigm, Anthem & Martin Logan just bought GoldenEar: https://tinyurl.com/ykry97tf
Comments:
00:53:00 – Comment: Infinite Gary – Dual Screens for Ilango
Making your theater more like Gary’s has to be the right move, right?
00:54:03 – Comment: Andrew L – Onkyo Hidden CI Web Interface
Onkyo’s manual tells you about the normal admin web interface for their AVRs. But there’s a secret CI version, too.
QUESTIONS:
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