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AV Rant #742: ASR Flame ON! (Audio Science Review Rant)

February 26th, 2021 Tom

1:31:59 – We’ve avoided discussing Audio Science Review. But the time has finally come. And our take might not be what you’d expect.

Our Listeners of the Week are Kevin for his PayPal donation, plus our 126 Patreon Patrons, as well as Infinite Gary for talking us up to Monoprice, and Dale for telling VideoSecu we recommended them. We also thank Mario for giving Tom permission to use his pictures on https://avgadgets.com/ .

Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmUvtbo8

In the news:

– Via Karl – Spotify HiFi lossless streaming is on the way: https://is.gd/r5ztCt

– Via John – Zack Snyder’s Justice League has a 1.37:1 aspect ratio: https://is.gd/CXH42r

Comments:

– Gurinder found that changing his WiFi channel bandwidth improved stability, even though it lowered theoretical throughput: https://is.gd/7nKayz

– Byron followed his head (and our advice) instead of his heart with his RBH SV-661/R purchase.

– 0:20:45 Mario explains isolated ground outlets, hospital grade rating, and how he handles electrical conduit.

0:26:52 Kamran asks about Center speaker height, acoustic panel thickness and diffusion plates, manually changing settings after running room correction, subwoofer boominess, proper speaker trim level settings, HDMI-CEC, and his 2020 TCL TV losing signal when frame rate or dynamic range changes.
– https://avgadgets.com/subwoofer-placement-crawling-bass/
– https://avgadgets.com/help-my-new-subwoofer-isnt-loud-enough/
– https://avgadgets.com/my-second-subwoofer-killed-my-bass/
– https://avgadgets.com/7-ways-to-hide-cables-in-your-home-theater/
– Harmony Remotes (maybe not dead, after all): https://is.gd/kvuSEj
– Sofabaton U1: https://is.gd/6vvnNT

0:55:46 Manny gets a list of 4K-compatible projectors to keep in mind while searching the used market.
– Epson clearance center: https://is.gd/9tNtvf
– Projector Central database: https://is.gd/JPHszw

1:03:09 J.R. tried Room EQ Wizard for the first time, and got a bit spooked by his first graphs, so we weigh in.

1:08:28 Seth asks what to buy first for his new, small apartment.
– Denon X2600H from A4L: https://is.gd/PhVuoi
– Monoprice Monolith 10-inch Subwoofer: https://is.gd/H0WOAy

1:16:35 Karl R. gets our take on Martin Scorsese’s essay in Harper’s Magazine: https://is.gd/2dWw5I

1:27:19 Nick B. asks about 12 Volt trigger setup for his pair of Rythmik subs.

1:29:38 Eric S. asks what to do about his broken Onkyo AccuEQ mic.

1:31:59 Just J asks about some specific Audio Science Review speaker reviews, which spurs on this week’s rant.

1:53:04 Infinite Gary gets clarification about which XLR-to-RCA adapters to use with the Monoprice HTP-1 Pre-Pro.
– Emotiva XLR-to-RCA (ironically, Monoprice’s own adapters would be a bad choice!): https://is.gd/742VsS

1:54:19 Andrew L. asks what source to use for streaming music.

1:56:05 Anonymous gets clarification about our 2-channel equipment recommendations.

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