The new Marantz AV 20 Pre-Pro was definitely going to support Dirac ART. And now we have good news regarding other Denon & Marantz models. Aperion expanded their Theatrus Series speaker lineup with new Slim Stack models. Tom bought movie tickets!

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

00:00:00 – Intro

Rob’s still going to line up for a Switch 2, but he scored a pre-order on a low stock Switch 2 accessory! And Tom has updates about his house.

00:19:22 – What We Watched

Tom bought movie tickets! Rob started The Studio, and watched I’m Still Here.

00:40:48 – Listeners of the Week

Our Listeners of the Week are Ray for his PayPal donation, plus our 132 Patreon Patrons, as well as Bertrand for sending in a movie code for us to test for him.

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

In the news:

00:45:46 – News: More Denon & Marantz Getting Dirac ART

The full list of Receiver & Pre-Pro models that will support Dirac ART via a future firmware update has been revealed: https://youtu.be/WFCFqtU8DA0

00:48:53 – Aperion Theatrus Slim Stack Speakers

If you’d prefer your on-wall or in-wall Aperion Theatrus speakers to be tall rather than square-shaped, the new Slim Stack versions are for you: https://tinyurl.com/ykedhkrk

QUESTIONS:

00:54:53 – Josh: HEOS Now Required for WiFi?

When he declined to create a HEOS account, his Denon Receiver told him that WiFi would be disabled. What’s up with that?

00:58:30 – Tony: Sub Smack Dab in the Middle

We know the spots around the perimeter of your room that are likely best for a subwoofer. But what about the very center? And what if you put a bass trap in the very middle of your room?

01:08:00 – GP: 98″ TVs Should Come With a Warning?

Should we do a better job of warning 98″ TV buyers that they might not be able to physically get it into their room?

01:17:18 – Infinite Gary: 1:43:1 IMAX at Home?

Gamma, and will the home release of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey have characters’ heads cropped off?

– The Odyssey shooting entirely in 1.43:1 IMAX Film: https://tinyurl.com/2pzxc6hd

01:34:10 – Jefferson: New HDMI vs. HD-DVD Player

He found a way to get his HDMI 2.1 JVC projector to show an image from his HD-DVD player. But will he have to make those manual settings changes every time? Also, longer length phono cables.

– Monoprice Premium RCA: https://tinyurl.com/3fzxm8dm

– Blue Jeans Cable Ground Wire: https://tinyurl.com/4skfe5u8

01:45:28 – Anonymous: Is Apple TV 4K an Upgrade?

Are there actual video & audio quality reasons to switch to an Apple TV 4K?

– https://avgadgets.com/i-switched-to-apple-tv-4k-for-a-month-and-heres-how-it-compared-to-my-nvidia-shield-pro/

01:51:53 – Stefan: Discussing Grimani’s Interviews

Anthony Grimani appeared on a few different podcasts and YouTube channels over the past couple of weeks. Despite our click-bait title this week, we agreed with him on almost everything. But Stefan was hoping we could expand on a few topics, so we do!

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