Our Listeners of the Week are Joseph for his donation, our 112 Patreon Patrons, including Kevin H., as well as Kevin A. for mentioning us at Accessories4Less when he bought a Denon X7200WA, and everyone who continues to express their gratitude to us for continuing to do the podcast, including: Patrick, Justin, and Hank. Thank you all!

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MKV files of Dolby’s Blu-ray demo disc test tones: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WzfwAoVvUNsdPI5dQLBCERXJQ_PBLplR?usp=sharing

0:01:00 Tom shares an update on installing his SVS Prime Elevation speakers on his ceiling: https://www.svsound.com/products/prime-elevation

In the news:

– Disney will fix The Simpsons incorrect aspect ratio on Disney+ in May: https://is.gd/Ff00ge

– Samsung Display will cease manufacturing LCD panels in 2020, but Samsung Electronics will still make LCD TVs: https://is.gd/vicDod

Comments:

– Mike S. recommends Behr Scuff Defense paint: https://is.gd/CXls7l

– Herb M. warns that eARC still isn’t working on his Denon X4400H, even after a firmware update.

– RD shares his experience adding some Class-D Crown amplifiers to his setup.

– Gurinder shares his home theater “blunder”, and would like to hear other people’s mishaps, too.

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Our Listeners of the Week are Lee O. for his donation, our 113 Patreon Patrons, including Francis A., as well as Tap, Tom, Christian, Karl, Cesar, and everyone else who has sent messages of gratitude and good vibes our way. Thank you all so much!

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In the news:

– Amazon Prime Video is adding user profiles: https://is.gd/3enrQF

– Via Lee H. – LG’s WebOS gets a dedicated Movies Anywhere App: https://is.gd/Fpof0D

Comments:

– Jon Z. shared some photos of what happened when one of his Ascend Sierra-2 speakers fell off its stand.

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Our Listeners of the Week are our 111 Patreon Patrons, including Mark R., as well as Joe K. for letting many vendors know we recommended the products his company just installed in a seniors’ home, Brian F. for talking us up to SVS, Ted M. for sending Rob an Amazon gift card, Jorge S. for putting his AVRant donation towards his local charities instead, and all of the AVRant Listeners who expressed gratitude for us continuing to do the podcast. Thank you!

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0:16:57 Tom reviews the $150 Audio-Technica ATH-CKS5TW fully wireless in-ear headphones: https://is.gd/rCC6bA

In the news:

– Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros have made movies that are still “in theaters” available online for $20, while Sony and Lionsgate plan to follow: https://is.gd/rEMHHj

– Sony unveiled detailed PS5 specs: https://is.gd/7lkkwU

Comments:

– Allen G. recommends the Amazon Fire TV Recast as a network-attached OTA DVR: https://is.gd/LxSifn

– Ted recommends checking out https://amcoustics.com/ for more than just their Room Mode Calculator: https://amcoustics.com/tools/amroc

– Rob reminds listeners about the home theater spreadsheets at https://carltonbale.com/home-theater/home-theater-calculator/ that were recommended by Alan Hutchinson during our HTMarket HT Design Home Theater Seating interview: https://avrant.com/av-rant-685-interview-with-alan-hutchinson-from-htmarket/

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Our Listeners of the Week are our 110 Patreon Patrons. Thank you all so much for your support!

Stick around to the end to hear Nick B.’s review of the HTMarket (https://www.htmarket.com/) HT Design Seating lineup, and Damien D.’s review of the Ascend Acoustics (http://ascendacoustics.com/) CMT-340SE and HTM-200SE speakers.

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In the news:

– Via Andrew L. – Disney+ is now supporting Atmos audio on devices other than just the Apple TV 4K.

– WiSA will add Dolby Atmos support via a future firmware update: https://is.gd/NxsnJQ

– Microsoft revealed the internals, ports, and specs for the Xbox Series X: https://is.gd/RYtyci

Comments:

– Damien D. suggests a scene in Iron Man 2 that has audio moving vertically for Infinite Gary.

– Steve H. suggests running an LCD projector in High Altitude Mode for a few hours to see if that clears a dust blob in the light path.

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Our Listeners of the Week are Davide for his donation via PayPal, our 110 Patreon Patrons, including PJ, Jason H., and Gib who increased his monthly donation amount, as well as Ken B. for sending Rob an Amazon gift card and letting Accessories4Less know that we recommended them, and both Chris H. and Lee H. for talking us up to Aperion Audio.

Pictures shown in this episode:
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In the news:

– RedBox is renting Ultra HD Blu-rays from their kiosks in 15 US cities: https://is.gd/P1r6ef

Comments:

– Francis A. is glad we mentioned the Bright Side Home Theater Podcast: https://nerdylegion.com/podcasts/brightsideht

– Gurinder didn’t suck the tweeter.

– Dan C. updates us on his PS4 Pro HDR settings issues that we thought were caused by his HDMI cables.

– Nick B. found our HTMarket interview with owner Alan Hutchinson helpful: https://avrant.com/av-rant-685-interview-with-alan-hutchinson-from-htmarket/

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