AV Rant #447: Rooms
Think you are the only one that runs into weird problems with your system? Tom reveals the random problem he had that had him digging behind his receiver last weekend. In the news, Yamaha announced “MusicCast”, their version of Sonos or Heos (LINK and LINK) and the first Atmos soundbar (LINK and LINK), Pioneer upgrades their Andrew Jones speakers to Atmos (LINK, LINK, and LINK), and Harmony is trying to control your front door (LINK). Sean needs help picking subs and surround back speakers, Michael needs help placing his gear in his room, and Darren is building an Atmos theater and has questions about speaker placement and choice. Larry wants to know where to place a second sub, which receiver to buy (LINK), and what we think of ripping CDs to a USB key. Ken has neighbors and wants to know if he can add a sub and not have the sound travel through the wall, he is wondering if his surrounds could be better placed, has a question of Green Glue, and wants a cool nickname. Tommy is wondering if he’ll hear or see the difference if he upgrades his receiver, Tom needs help placing and choosing subs (LINK), and Scott has a recommendation for Tom (LINK), thoughts on the Revel M12 speakers, needs new subs, reviews the Auralex Great GRAMMA, had a problem with an APC, has questions about electricity, is looking for a rack (LINK and LINK), and lastly is looking for a streaming device that will stream full bandwidth MKV files (along with Atmos and DTS:X) (LINK and LINK). “Ping Pong Theater” Ed wants to know more about object-based audio, Jefferson is looking for a projection screen (LINK and LINK), and Stephen is concerned about matching pre-out voltage to amp input (LINK). Thanks for listening. Now, don't forget to:
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