If you’re brand new to Room EQ Wizard (REW), we’ve got a tutorial at the end of this episode to help get you started! You can watch the YouTube version to see all the screenshots here: https://youtu.be/eOwnVbLg5Jo?t=6660

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

Our Listeners of the Week are Jeremy and Timothy for their PayPal donations, plsu our 126 Patreon Patrons, as well as Ara Derderian from http://www.htguys.com/ for helping us with Gurinder’s JVC projector start up noises, and Herb from https://cross-spectrum.com/ for shipping an individually calibrated UMIK-1 to Rob!
We also appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from Ryan, Josh, Gurinder, Henry, Jeremy, and Jonathan. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

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00:10:35 – In the news:

– Yamaha announced their 2021 Aventage Receiver models: https://is.gd/ndPe8E

– Yamaha’s 2020 Receivers can have their HDMI 2.1 ports fixed via an HDMI board replacement: https://avgadgets.com/yamaha-hdmi-2-1-fix-announced-and-youre-not-going-to-like-it/

– WarnerMedia will spin off from AT&T and merge with Discovery Network: https://is.gd/KaW6er

– HBO Max will offer a cheaper tier with ads: https://is.gd/z4sYWS

– Dune won’t be a day-and-date release on HBO Max anymore: https://is.gd/xWWbGu

– The 2nd Gen Apple TV 4K has an eARC port that acts as an audio input as well as an output: https://is.gd/QSc546

00:29:42 – Comments:

– Infinite Gary shares his brief Monoprice Monolith HTP-1 experience, and his new Lexicon MC-10 purchase.

– Bob updates us on his NVidia Shield backup plans.

– Jay A. shares a Sound & Vision write-up about a feel-good Make-a-Wish project: https://is.gd/P27UJ4

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JVC projector owners, we need your help! Check out Gurinder’s question below. We’re trying to discern if the sounds his X790 makes when starting up are normal. Thanks!

Congratulations to the HT Guys, Ara & Braden, who are posting the 1,000th episode of the HDTV & Home Theater Podcast this week! An amazing milestone! http://www.htguys.com/

00:00:00 – Intro & Apology

Sorry to Keshaun for getting him mixed up last week with Kerry.

00:09:45 – Listeners of the Week

Our Listeners of the Week are Zachary, Jonathan, and Lance for their PayPal donations, plus our 127 Patreon Patrons, as well as Terry G. for talking us up big time to his sales rep at Projector People, Daniel C. for telling SVS his purchase was thanks to us, and Kenneth for reminding Rob that Denon & Marantz’ SPK618 HDMI 2.1 Adapter is now available: https://avgadgets.com/denon-marantz-hdmi-2-1-solution-spk618-adapter-free/
We also want to thank Joe, Terry, John, Tim, Dean, Lance, and Micheal for their notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

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00:15:00 – Correction: ToneWinner AT-300 Revisited

– R. Moon on YouTube informed us the affordable ToneWinner AT-300 Pre-Pro received a firmware update that added DTS:X Pro, including DTS Neural:X Pro Upmixing. So 13.1 speakers can be used with most signals.

00:17:02 – In the news:

– Apple Music will offer their entire catalogue in lossless ALAC format in June, plus they’re adding Dolby Atmos music content utilizing Spatial Audio: https://is.gd/6tBJ2l
– However, Apple’s own AirPods and HomePods won’t play lossless audio: https://is.gd/hkJOad

– Via Karl – Sennheiser’s consumer division has been sold to Sonova: https://is.gd/CVUFYB

– Amazon might buy MGM for $9 billion: https://is.gd/lAwjrR

00:29:34 – Comments

– Jay A. updates us on Quebec Acoustic’s movie theater-style seats, and his seating riser build plans.

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Tom reviews the Atlantic Technology AT-3 Tower speakers that utilize their patented H-PAS (Hybrid Pressure Acceleration System) transmission line cabinets to deliver deeper bass extension than you might expect: https://avgadgets.com/atlantic-technologys-at-3-tower-speakers-overview/

00:03:08 – Atlantic Tech AT-3 speaker review

00:17:36 – Listeners of the Week
Our Listeners of the Week are our 125 Patreon Patrons, including Daniel, as well as James from Linus Tech Tips for including an image of our website and https://avrant.com/a-12-step-guide-to-setting-up-dual-subwoofers/ in his Intel Extreme Tech Upgrade video: https://youtu.be/RUI1k-KHXNk?t=771 .
We also want to thank Keshaun for giving Tom permission to use his photos on https://avgadgets.com/ .
And we greatly appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from Jay, Patrick, and John. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

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00:21:09 – In the news:

– Via Karl – ViacomCBS plans to release a new movie every week in 2022 during their Mountain of Movies campaign on Paramount+: https://is.gd/C2BSCs

00:23:48 – Hisense announced their 2021 TV lineup with North America’s first consumer Dual Cell LCD model: https://avgadgets.com/hisense-announces-dual-cell-lcd-but-thats-not-the-real-story/

00:28:52 – Comments:

– Jay A. suggests using central vacuum tubing as your in-wall conduit for HDMI cables.

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Denon & Marantz have a workaround for their 8K Receivers that couldn’t pass through 8K. But it’s a huge missed opportunity, in our opinion. And we tackle the confusion surrounding the brands ToneWinner, Emotiva, and Jade Designs.

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

Our Listeners of the Week are our 123 Patreon Patrons, as well as Manny for talking us up to Silver Ticket. We also want to thank Tom H., Andy, and Maggie for the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going, and bringing a smile this week. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

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00:09:24 – In the news:

– Sound United announced the SPK618 HDMI 2.1 Adapter to fix the 8K and 4K/120 issues with their 2020 Denon & Marantz Receivers: https://avgadgets.com/denon-marantz-hdmi-2-1-solution-spk618-adapter-free/
– There’s a Sound United Training video to demonstrate: https://youtu.be/qJ1qLOkfRsE

– Yamaha says they’re still investigating their HDMI 2.1 models: https://is.gd/Ky0L24

– Via Karl – Apple and Amazon are facing lawsuits over Apple TV and Prime Video “purchases”: https://is.gd/ZC6CW6

– Via Karl – Locast will have to face the broadcast TV networks in court over using the internet to rebroadcast local TV stations: https://is.gd/VkVEpr

00:26:00 – Comments:

– Jay recommends Willy’s Wonderland: https://is.gd/Kcx5Ut

– Infinite Gary shares news about an upcoming 3-disc set of test patterns with helpful instructions from: http://spearsandmunsil.com/

00:29:48 – Apple TV Color Balance Results
– CNET’s David Katmaier posted his finding from testing the Apple TV 4K’s new Color Balance feature: https://is.gd/y3vwUg

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There’s a new Apple TV 4K, and the Color Balance calibration feature…doesn’t work? Maybe Apple will improve it over time. Or maybe they know that most people don’t actually like a truly accurate image when they first see it, so the minimal changes are intentional? Regardless, just putting your TV into an accurate picture mode to begin with is easier.

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

Our Listeners of the Week are Ari for his donation, plus our 124 Patreon Patrons, including Bertrand, as well as Erick for telling SVS he heard about them from us, Jason for emailing Gary Yacoubian, CEO of SVS, to ask about potentially buying the Harmony Remote division from Logitech, and Kerry for helping out Tom with his cycling.We also want to thank Kevin, Andrew, Ari, Raul, Mark, Stan, Terry, and Michael for their notes of gratitude for us for keeping the podcast going. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

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00:10:45 – In the news:

– Apple announced the 2nd generation Apple TV 4K with a much needed Siri Remote redesign: https://is.gd/Omsdyg
– There’s a much touted new Color Balance feature: https://avgadgets.com/how-to-calibrate-your-apple-tv-4k-with-an-iphone/
– But the early reports are that it does little to nothing: https://is.gd/PnqKCg ; https://is.gd/jStMII

– Sony Pictures movies will come to Disney+ after Netflix’ exclusivity window: https://is.gd/X6QeWA

 – HDR10+ gained new supporters in Roku and Paramount+: https://is.gd/tv9hlL

00:23:06 – Comments

– Andrew L. casts another vote for Google Assistant as the best voice assistant.

– Will T. suggests the Amazon Basics 2-ch Class D amp: https://is.gd/MeCxKx

– Martin D. shared @ SweetChaos’ Subwoofer Comparison Spreadsheet: https://is.gd/tNO1JB

– J.R. got his panels from GiK and shared a pic.

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