Lee Overstreet is our guest co-host this week while Tom is away on vacation. And it’s your last chance to join our Patreon before we randomly select one Patron next week to receive an open box UMIK-1 and SPL Meter.

Pictures shown in this episode:
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00:00:00 – Intro
Catching up a little with Lee. Rob started watching Season 2 of Star Trek: Picard. And Lee started a couple of Netflix series, which we think are probably Archive81 and The Silent Sea.

00:07:04 – Listeners of the Week
Our Listeners of the Week are Todd for his PayPal donation, plus our 142 Patreon Patrons, including Nathan and Bertrand, as well as Todd again, and his employer, for donating to the Save the Children charity for Ukraine in the podcast’s name, and Karl for talking us up to Audio Advice and Origin HiFi.
We also appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: Jonathan, Gurinder, Nick, Todd, Augie, Art, Dave, Nathan, Bertrand, and Jason. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

00:12:39 – Giveaway!
James “House of Cards” is providing an open box UMIK-1 and SPL Meter for us to give away to one of our Patreon Patrons. And we’ll randomly select the name next week!

In the news:

00:14:32 – News: Samsung S95B QD-OLEDs
Fresh links and info, since we pre-recorded.
– https://youtu.be/d93F5xr45aY
– Amazon listing: https://is.gd/ZcFcol

00:16:21 – News: Warner Bros Discovery merge streaming
HBO Max and Discovery+ will first bundle, and then merge: https://is.gd/1I89oY

Comments:

00:18:11 – Comment: Augie – iPhone as Apple TV Remote
A correction that you can use a Siri Remote and an iPhone or Apple Watch simultaneously to control an Apple TV.

QUESTIONS:

00:20:35 – Curt: Subwoofer LFE + Main
Why do we say to set your Receiver’s subwoofer output to just LFE?

00:29:52 – John: NVidia Shield scary noise
We take a guess at what’s causing a scary zap-pop-pop noise every time the audio signal changes. It might be the Comfort Noise setting.

00:38:13 – Scott: Refrigerated Gear Rack
Would a wine closet that doubles as a gear rack be too cold?

00:40:39 – Jonathan: EDID Negotiation Issue
Denon provided a confusing explanation for why his DirecTV box loses video signal. We clarify, and suggest a solution.
– HD Fury DR HDMI 4K: https://is.gd/mTOOsS

00:51:39 – Gurinder: Finishing Soffits
A “small” project has spiraled, and he asks about silencing ducts, adding more air supply, soundproofing, and final finishing.

01:04:54 – Lee gets to talk about EVs
Rob not-so-subtly steers the conversation towards Lee’s favorite subject for a bit.

01:08:47 – Nick: Next Steps in Towel Theater
We make suggestions from free to low cost to sizable upgrade.
– SVS SoundPath Isolation Feet: https://is.gd/50InVU
– Acoustimac panels: https://is.gd/DmFfHM
– Acoustimac DIY: https://is.gd/ykyfli

01:25:05 – Todd: Sonance MAG6 Installation
Do they need a gasket? And Atmos speaker positioning.
– Sonance MAG6: https://is.gd/En6IMW

01:30:30 – Art: AV Receiver Upgrade
We detail a list of AVR options.
– Denon:
– X1600H from A4L: https://is.gd/94FtKQ
– X1700H: https://is.gd/fh3LeH
– X3700H from A4L: https://is.gd/P7wMp3
– Marantz:
– SR5015 from A4L: https://is.gd/n2Wc5m
– SR6015 from A4L: https://is.gd/3y9Pri
– Yamaha:
– RX-A2A from A4L: https://is.gd/38vCUM
– RX-A4A: https://is.gd/5YxJdX
– Onkyo/Integra:
– NR7100: https://is.gd/mckcAU
– DRX-3.4: https://is.gd/ne5FJr

01:41:06 – Karl: Focal 300 Speakers
We discuss exact models and configuration, screen size, and visually hiding subwoofers.

02:01:24 – Nathan: Basement Reno
A low ceiling puts a wrinkle in some lofty plans. We suggest a much more measured approach.

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