Happy Canada Day and 4th of July, everybody!

Paramount+ joined Max and Disney+ in removing original shows from their streaming service, including Star Trek: Prodigy. Meta Quest+ is a VR game subscription service for $8 a month. And Audyssey MultEQ-X Pro doesn’t add any technical features, but it makes the license purchasing process easier, as long as you want multiple licenses.

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

00:00:00 – Intro & What We Watched

Rob watched The Flash. Tom watched Nope, and The Black Phone.

00:23:55 – Listeners of the Week

Our Listeners of the Week are Stephen for his PayPal donation, plus our 132 Patreon Patrons.

We also appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: Vince H, Paul, Vince F, Stephen, Stan, and Rohan. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

In the news:

00:27:31 – News: Paramount+ Deletes Shows

At least four original shows, including Star Trek: Prodigy have completely disappeared, but might be shopped elsewhere.

– https://tinyurl.com/nhc568uz

– https://tinyurl.com/3b9pxd6y

00:32:57 – News: Meta Quest+

A VR game subscription: https://tinyurl.com/2n65jdd4

00:35:32 – News: Audyssey MultEQ-X Pro

Less cumbersome licensing as long as you’re buying at least 5: https://tinyurl.com/2p9h5vsa

QUESTIONS:

00:39:53 – Dazz: How to EQ Speakers

Are we supposed to EQ full range or not? And what’s our target curve supposed to be?

01:00:55 – Infinite Gary: IMAX Enhanced Default

If you didn’t manually engage bass management, what would sound different?

01:04:38 – Paul: Panels Low, Posters High

We give some acoustic panel placement advice, and suggest Harmony Remote alternatives.

– Sofabaton X1: https://tinyurl.com/bdd4dnx2

01:13:24 – Karl: Overhead Bin Projection

Our take on using a portable projector to watch a movie on a plane’s overhead bins.

01:16:19 – Nick: Avatar 2 in HFR at Home

Is there any way to watch Avatar: The Way of Water in HFR at home? And since it looks good, even at 24 fps, why isn’t everything shot in high frame rate?

01:23:35 – Jack: Live Recording Loop

Record on a continuous loop, play back frame-by-frame. He saw an old analogue setup that could do it. What about something digital in UHD?

– GoPro Quik App: https://tinyurl.com/28wr4v3k

– Blackmagic Design UltraStudio: https://tinyurl.com/46cbn2n5

01:30:28 – Chris: Old Subwoofer Rattling

Diagnosing a rattle, and deciding if it’s time to repair or replace.

01:38:48 – Vince: Reasons to Avoid LG C3

Besides price, does the older C2 actually do anything better?

01:41:49 – Nelson: IMAX or Dolby Cinema

Should the big summer blockbusters be viewed in Digital IMAX or Dolby Cinema?

01:44:25 – J.R: New Room Construction

Wall construction, Atmos speaker layout, ideal dimensions, soundproofing, and HVAC are all discussed.

– Room Mode Calculator: https://tinyurl.com/yh4vdcn5

01:54:56 – Mike: Fix JVC Projector Yourself?

At only 4 years old, the green channel stopped working. Is there anything an electronics tinkerer could do on their own?

01:59:47 – Rob: Time to Go AVR Shopping?

Best settings for LG CX OLED and Xbox Series X. And is it finally a good time to buy an HDMI 2.1 AV Receiver?

– HDTV Test CX & XSX Settings: https://youtu.be/5Y9qcXMQg_s

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