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In the news, official Ultra HD Blu-ray PC drives from Pioneer were announced. Two BDR-S11J models offered at reasonable prices, but your PC will need a Kaby Lake CPU. And Microsoft is removing the “snap” feature from Xbox One.

Nathan, Vince, and Gary all commented that the Oppo UDP-203 Ultra HD Blu-ray player can pass 4K resolution through its HDMI input, but not HDR signals. Nathan D. found word the Audyssey App is coming in March. And Nick B. details why an Oppo Blu-ray player region-free modification is the best solution for playing discs from other countries.

Boshko S. wants to know the best signal to send his Airport Express, and the best connection to get the signal out. Chris M. wants a headphone amp/DAC for his computer, and we suggest the Teac HA-P50, FiiO E10K, Cambridge Audio DACMagic XS, or AudioQuest Dragonfly. And Nathan W. wants to make sure the NVidia Shield has sorted out some of its early issues.

Infinite Gary continues his upward-firing Atmos experiment, and he has some questions about Audyssey setup, bitstream audio signals, and how to evaluate this new sound compared to what he was used to. Byron S. wants better computer speakers, so we recommend AudioEngine Self-Powered speakers, JBL LSR305 Studio Monitors, or KEF LS50 Mini Monitors if you wanna go nuts. And Justin B. would like more details about the Smyth Reailser A16 and how it works, what you need to set it up, what headphones will work with it, and what else can be connected.

Larry L. is planning his theater and gets our thoughts on speaker placement, in-ceiling speaker choices, dual subwoofer options, screen size decisions, and VideoSecu side-clamping speaker mounts. Ted M. mentions the importance of setup details, asks what measurement and EQ equipment he should buy, and wants to know why home theater is so important to all of us. And Josh C. is trying to optimize his subwoofer placement while keeping his higher frequencies in mind, as well.

Aidan has some questions about hanging a projection screen in a spare bedroom. Alan C. shared his wonderful-looking printed absorption panel and wants to know where else he should place absorption to optimize the sound in his theater. And Corey B. needs a wireless Surround speaker connection that can be purchased in Canada, so we suggest the Amphony Model 1700.

Micheal S. wants to improve the sound in his bedroom setup. Mitch R. wonders if now is a good time to buy an HDR projector. Ian W. wants to know why we don’t talk more about Pioneer MCACC room correction. And Greg wants to know if stacking two SVS PB-1000 subwoofers will give him the boost in volume he’s looking for.

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