Monoprice has a new affordable series of Monolith Encore speakers. And we go extra long this week to get to more of your home theater and AV questions!

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00:00:00 – Intro & Listeners of the Week

Our Listeners of the Week are Jonathan and Gav for their PayPal donations, plus our 135 Patreon Patrons, including Bastian, Eric, and Alvin, as well as Gurinder for sending us Amazon Gift Cards.
We also want to thank Chris for giving Tom permission to use his photo on https://avgadgets.com/
And we appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: Brad, Mike, Bastian, Garrett, Chris, Romaine, Eric, and Vince. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

In the news:

00:10:23 – News: Monoprice Monolith Encore Series Speakers
The Monolith Encore B6, C6, and T6 appear to be high value, well-designed speakers: https://is.gd/vHJJ7o

Comments:

00:15:24 – Comment: Gurinder
Electrical boxes really are a flanking path for sound transmission between rooms.

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Our 2nd Annual Thanksgiving get-together is coming up soon! The HT Guys, Ara & Braden, DJ from Bright Side Home Theater, and Rob, Tom, and Lee will all take part in a crossover event episode! And now’s your chance to ask a question for all six of us. Send it in quick!

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00:00:00 – Intro & Listeners of the Week

Our Listeners of the Week are Nelson for his PayPal donation, and our 133 Patreon Patrons, including James W. & Bertrand, as well as Eric & Vince, who both sent us Amazon gift cards, and Nelson who sent some Movies Anywhere codes.
We also greatly appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from Rob W, Gav, Andy, John, Luke, and Bertrand. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

In the news:

00:12:28 – News: IMAX Enhanced on Disney+
13 Marvel movies on Disney+ will offer a switching aspect ratio to preserve the IMAX presentation. DTS audio is in the works: https://is.gd/cad6FW

00:17:37 – News: Optoma UHZ50 + no screen
Via Karl – The UHZ50 4K laser projector has a 1080p 240Hz Game Mode and compensation for colored & uneven walls if you refuse to use a screen.
– https://is.gd/KmSuuM
– https://is.gd/59V9Y7
– https://is.gd/YUsa8g

00:21:14 – News: Sony & LG TV firmware updates
– Sony Auto HDR Tone Mapping is a bust: https://youtu.be/ukB21sxGQbs
– Sony’s “final” VRR update for X900H didn’t fix anything: https://is.gd/Fl4bzZ
– Sony X85J is 1st to get proper VRR: https://is.gd/a7Xvxh
– LG brings 120Hz Dolby Vision only to 2020 & 2021 models: https://is.gd/vmwKGW
– LG & Amazon Prime Video are 1st to offer Automatic Filmmaker Mode: https://is.gd/cSyMg6
– Samsung still shuns Dolby Vision, announces HDR10+ Gaming: https://is.gd/gHKoXu

Comments:

00:25:04 – Comment: James – Apple TV+ free on LG TVs
Get 3-months of Apple TV+ by signing up through your LG TV, all the way back to 2016 models: https://is.gd/anWXsu

00:25:27 – Comment: Alan – Denon X3600H Audyssey Editor App issue

00:26:50 – Comment: James – Leicester “Lester” Square

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Our 2nd Annual Thanksgiving get together with the HT Guys (http://www.htguys.com/) and The Bright Side Home Theater Podcast (https://www.brightsidehometheater.com/) is coming up! So send us a question you’d like answered by Tom, Rob, Lee, Ara, Braden & DJ!

Tom appeared on Bright Side Home Theater to talk about The Crow, and the origins of AV Rant: https://is.gd/1IkPo4

Tom had a hard out this week, so that means some alone time with Rob for the final few questions 😉

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00:00:00 – Intro & Listeners of the Week

Our Listeners of the Week are Chris and Allen for their PayPal donations, plus our 132 Patreon Patrons, including Bertrand.
We also appreciate the notes of gratitude from Chris T, Chris H, John, Brad & Bertrand. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

In the news:

00:08:56 – News: Monoprice Monolith V2 Subs
Prices go up, looks improve, performance stays the same on Monoprice Monolith Subs:
– $550 M-10 V2: https://is.gd/S6MuOS
– $850 M-12 V2: https://is.gd/dz4GF7
– $1400 M-15 V2: https://is.gd/dDGtqY

00:12:20 – News: Locast copyright damages
Via Karl – streaming broadcast TV for free on the internet isn’t just dead, it has to pay

Comments:

00:14:18 – Comment: Paul – Channels DVR & Tesla

00:17:39 – Comment: Weldon – Panel thickness
– AVRant on DIY panels: https://youtu.be/FAt5IU8ZoYY?t=1682
– http://www.acousticmodelling.com/porous.php

00:18:44 – Comment: Karl – THX Ultimate Cinema visit

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Denon announced new 8K Receivers, but not quite what we were hoping for. Lovesac StealthTech puts Harman Kardon speakers in your sofa. And Roku might drop YouTube.

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00:00:00 – Intro & Listeners of the Week
Our Listeners of the Week are our 132 Patreon Patrons, as well as Jack C. for sending Rob an Amazon gift card.
We also greatly appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: Brandon, Cody, Raul, David, Weldon, Charles, and @SnoopAugieDog95. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

In the news:

00:11:53 – News: Denon entry-level 8K AVRs
Denon officially announced three new 8K AVRs: https://tinyurl.com/hyarsn2t
– https://avgadgets.com/denons-avr-x1700h-3-hdmi-2-1-inputs-but-still-no-upgraded-room-correction/

00:17:17 – News: Lovesac StealthTech
Via Brandon N – Lovesac has “Sactional” sofas with speakers by Harman Kardon built right in: https://tinyurl.com/5u4s6rk

00:20:17 – News: Roku pulling YouTube?
Via Karl – Roku and Google are still fighting over YouTube TV: https://tinyurl.com/5n7uv688

00:23:51 – Comments:

– Brandon says we were right not to worry about port chuffing from his SVS subs. And the Atmos sound in “El Camino” probably isn’t a great test of overhead timbre matching, after all.

– Ryan reminds everyone that Black Friday sales might make Panasonic’s Ultra HD Blu-ray players much more affordable, like they were last year.

– Jonathan gives a shout out to RTheaters for their home theater seating selection and service: https://www.rtheaters.com/

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Back to normal! And Tom got his happy birthday wishes…belatedly. We have some interesting discussions about Vizio’s 2022 TV lineup, attaching fabric to walls & ceilings, and figuring out if you need diffusion, plus so much more.

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00:00:00 – Intro, DC & MCU
– All the news from DC FanDome ’21: https://tinyurl.com/madj7h5h
– New MCU release schedule: https://tinyurl.com/ahnm5hd9l

00:08:21 – Listeners of the Week
Our Listeners of the Week are Sam for his PayPal donation, plus our 130 Patreon Patrons, as well as Ash for helping Tom with some artwork, and a big thank you to Lee Overstreet for guest hosting our “catch up” episode last week!
We also greatly appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: Jesper, Sam, Gurinder, John, Noah, Jack C., and Jack R. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

In the news:

00:12:49 – News: Vizio 2022 TV Lineup
Vizio simplified their upcoming TV lineup, and only the PQ & PQX Series get HDMI 2.1: https://tinyurl.com/5rynvzr8

00:16:29 – News: Europe’s 1st THX Ultimate Cinema
Via Karl: Copenhagen, Denmark has the 2nd THX Ultimate Cinema in the world: https://tinyurl.com/v3wf9wzkwith content specifically remastered for just two theaters: https://tinyurl.com/xs8s4wdk

00:17:27 – News: Apple AirPods Gen 3
bring Spatial Audio to the lowest price point yet: https://tinyurl.com/2r4hbwnx

00:18:45 – Rumor: 97-inch LG OLED
LG Display is making 97″ panels, and a consumer version is rumored: https://tinyurl.com/yrzyjzep

00:20:50 – Comments:

– Nathan W. reminds everyone to run conduit in walls whenever possible.

00:21:06 – Comment: FabricMate for Matt
FabricMate is a plastic track system for securing stretched fabric to your walls & ceiling: https://tinyurl.com/5mxar5ay

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