Our condolences to the friends and families of Patrick Stewart, Walter Koenig, and Eric Bauza. Everyone who loves Star Trek will miss all of them dearly.
Our 1st AHA Movie Club episode was posted last week. And an entirely new AHA Podcast is in the works!
111-inch OLED TVs are coming, along with expected price drops for 97-inch OLEDs…but not for a few years yet. And a pair of apps – Native Player, and Rivulet – can handle lossless immersive audio and Dolby Vision Profile 7 on the Apple TV 4K.
Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/
00:00:00 – Intro
Rest in peace, Patrick Stewart, Walter Koenig, and Eric Bauza.
00:08:08 – Our 1st AHA Movie Club Episode
If you’d like, you can hear our discussion of “The Last House”: https://youtu.be/
And find out which movie we’ll be discussing at the end of November!
00:12:58 – Personal Updates
Happy Halloween!
00:19:12 – What We Watched
Rob watched The End of Oak Street. Tom watched VisionQuest Ep.3
00:39:31 – Listeners of the Week
Our Listeners of the Week are Brandon and Dazz for their combined PayPal donation, plus our 115 Patreon Patrons.
We also appreciate the notes of gratitude from: Dazz, David, and Kevin. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!
In the news:
00:42:31 – News: 25-Hours of Home Theater & NEW AHA Cycling Podcast
Tom, Rob, Lee, and Joe all appeared on DJ’s Bright Side Home Theater 25 Hours of Home Theater Live Stream: https://www.youtube.
Tom and DJ decided they’ll start a new AHA Cycling Podcast in the near future!
00:52:04 – News: Cheaper 97″ & NEW 111″ OLED TVs Coming
LG Display and Guangkai Holdings are investing about $150 million to update and expand their joint OLED panel factory so it can manufacture larger OLED motherglass: https://tinyurl.
00:55:46 – News: Native Player and Rivulet on Apple TV 4K
Two different Player Apps bring lossless immersive audio and Dolby Vision Profile 7 support to Apple TV 4K, since Apple didn’t do it themselves.
– Native Player: https://tinyurl.com/
– Rivulet: https://tinyurl.com/
Comments:
01:01:14 – Comment: Matt – Monitor Audio Radius
Another suggestion for capable speakers that are under 8-inches tall: https://tinyurl.com/
QUESTIONS:
01:03:20 – Infinite Gary: Listening Experiences, Subwoofer Worth It?
We discuss the unexpected subjective experiences Gary has had since removing a malfunctioning subwoofer from a 2.1-channel setup. Will adding a new replacement sub provide a consistent improvement?
01:11:48 – Tony: Apple TV Upgrade Justified?
Despite the $300 price tag, does it make sense to finally upgrade from an Apple TV HD?
01:16:44 – David: TCL 98QM8L Settings
What should his Picture Settings be, and what should plug into what now that he has a 98-inch TCL, but is still using an older AV Receiver? Also, which wall-mount should he get?
– Perlegear Heavy Duty Mount: https://tinyurl.com/
01:30:55 – Dazz: Living Room AVR
Brandon graciously gave Dazz some more Ascend CBM-170SE speakers. What should he get to power them in his Living Room? Should he jump straight to 13 speakers in his theater?
– Wiim Amp: https://tinyurl.com/
– Yamaha RX-V4A from A4L: https://tinyurl.com/
– Denon X6800H: https://tinyurl.com/
– Denon A1H: https://tinyurl.com/
01:43:48 – Commiserating with Kevin
Not really a question. We just go through Kevin’s email as he describes the changes he has made to his theater, and having discovered that maybe his tastes have changed, and he wants something different now vs. what he used to envision for his home theater.
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