AV Rant #452: Tiredcast
This week, we thank Ilango for his donation, John, Ken, and James (LINK for the sound panel covers) for their support of the podcast, and Herb, Karl R., Jonathan, Kris, Scot, Gabe, Jason, Gary, and Scott for their words of encouragement and support. In the news audiophile op-amps (LINK) and 8k displays (LINK and LINK). Bryan is looking for a BIG picture (LINK) and wants to know what we think about BIC America speakers, Kevin wants to know why SVS doesn’t make sealed cylinder subs, and Justin is worried about upgrading his HTPC to Windows 10 and how that will affect streaming to his Denon receiver. Scott wants to know if we would buy the new Apple TV or the new Amazon Fire TV (LINK), Karl has some questions about the settings on his receiver, and Mike needs a new center, a way to deaden sound, has a recommendation for DIY custom ear-molds (LINK), and is curious how surround sound upmixers work. Jonathan doesn’t completely hate “soap opera effect,” John wants to know which services we use to stream music (LINK), and William gives us more information about his streaming weirdness. Kris is looking for very tall speaker stands (LINK and LINK), wants to know more about Atmos speakers, and wonders how to measure the dispersion of a speaker at home. Jay found an article about “HyperSound Clear” and wants our opinions (LINK), Dev is worried about how his US receiver will work in Asia (LINK and LINK) plus is curious about the Samsung 50J5100 HDTV, and Francisco is worried that his Onkyo is underpowered for this Martin Logan Theos speakers. John wants to backup all his Blu-ray discs and needs to know how (LINK, LINK, and LINK), Ken loves his Lumagen Radiance 2020 (LINK) but it is having problems with his HTPC (LINK), and Ken loves his Nvidia Shield TV. Thanks for listening. Now, don't forget to:
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