AV Rant #940: Cassettes Every Week
Lee Overstreet is back. Thanks to Joe Klusnick for guest co-hosting last week. Rob & Lee both appeared on DJ’s Bright Side Home Theater Podcast 25 Hours of Home Theater marathon to raise funds for Movember. RBH added a 555-iw/r on-wall speaker model to their Impression Series. And Netflix is removing almost all of their Interactive Specials.
Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBQS6a
00:00:00 – Intro & 25 Hours of Home Theater
DJ’s Bright Side 25 Hours of Home Theater to raise funds for Movember Podcast:
Rob’s appearance: https://tinyurl.com/3pvc9yrx
Lee’s appearance: https://tinyurl.com/4dm84msa
And our continued gratitude to https://www.anker.com/ for helping Tom after the two hurricanes. They sent him a Solix Portable Power Station, GaN Prime Power Banks, various cables & adapters, and whatever else he asked for. So thank you, Anker!
00:14:18 – What We Watched
Lee didn’t watch anything of note, but he does prompt a quick discussion about OLED burn-in.
Rob watched The Penguin Ep. 7, The Substance, and Drive-Away Dolls.
00:36:08 – Listeners of the Week
Our Listeners of the Week are Jason S, Richard B, Karl R, Andrew H, and Gregory H for their PayPal donations that are all going to help Tom and his family. Also, our 132 Patreon Patrons, as well as John T & Infinite Gary for sending movie codes to Tom, Aaron for sending a movie code to Rob, John O for offering several items to Tom, and Nathan for offering a pair of Triad Bronze speakers to Tom.
We also appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: John T, Mike H, Sasi, Gurinder, J. Karl, Kevin, Karl, Aaron, Paul, and Nelson. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!
– That rock climbing gym bathroom Karl mentioned to us. Be warned: you cannot unsee what you’ll see if you click: https://tinyurl.com/zpjywxj5
In the news:
00:43:06 – News: RBH Impression 555-iw/r On-Walls
Via Sasi – The newest and largest RBH Impression Series On-wall speaker has been added, and it can act as two speakers in one: https://tinyurl.com/mr42sref
00:46:56 – News: Netflix Removing Interactive Specials
Only 4 of Netflix’ choose-your-own-adventure-style Interactive Specials will remain after Dec 1: https://tinyurl.com/469p7h45
QUESTIONS:
00:49:17 – Mike H: OTA DVR
With regional sports networks abandoning cable, what’s a good option for recording over-the-air broadcasts?
– US Sports Teams Turn to Streaming: https://tinyurl.com/3nfh92ja
– Chicago Sports Network (CHSN): https://tinyurl.com/bu5bemn9
– iView 3300STB Digital Converter Box: https://tinyurl.com/2s3sar8e
01:01:44 – Sasi: Outdoor Speakers, Big TVs, Atmos & DIY Sub Amps
Lots of topics: outdoor speaker options for his parents; TVs that can fully replace a projection setup; AV Receiver choices; RBH speakers; in-ceiling Atmos options; and, DIY subwoofer amplifier options.
– Dayton IO8XTW: https://tinyurl.com/47tyn766
– Klipsch RSM-800: https://tinyurl.com/bdhhetkv
– TCL 115″ QM891G: https://tinyurl.com/2s9pu3m4
– Onkyo TX-RZ50 from A4L: https://tinyurl.com/4mprewxv
– Sonance MAG8R: https://tinyurl.com/47fm9ewa
– Crown XTI 2 Series Amps: https://tinyurl.com/4h62n3xc
– Peavey IPR2 7500 from GSG: https://tinyurl.com/5n7rr6d9
01:32:46 – Infinite Gary: Maxell Cassettes, Power Cords & Smoking
Maxell never stopped making cassettes. And now cassettes are kind of making a comeback? Is it a fad, or will it stick like vinyl? A pure silver power cord? And smoking in movie theaters.
– Maxell article: https://tinyurl.com/4xc93wa8
01:44:02 – Jason: Yamaha Presence Labels & 2.0 LPCM Problems
Yamaha still calls all overhead speakers Presence channels. You can label them as Heights, Overheads, or Dolby Enabled. Which should he choose? And why won’t 2.0-channel LPCM soundtracks play from his Oppo 203 when 5.1 soundtracks work fine?
01:55:14 – Brad: Raise Volume or Trim & UMIK-1 Calibration
Is it better to lower subwoofer trim while raising the volume knob, or vice versa? And should you switch to the on-axis instead of the 90-degree off-axis calibration file when measuring overhead speakers with a UMIK-1?
02:02:02 – Kevin: Rob’s TV Headphones
Which headphones does Rob use to watch TV, and why?
– Sennheiser HD 599: https://tinyurl.com/yt2nhkj7
02:07:06 – John: Which Rockwool for Bass Traps?
There are a bunch of different sub-categories of Rockwool insulation. Is one of them better than the rest for making thick bass traps?
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