Tom is impressed overall by the EarFun Air Pro 4 ANC Earphones. Google TV Streamer officially announced. TCL NXTFRAME TVs take on Samsung’s The Frame. Warner Bros Discovery erased the Cartoon Network website. And there’s a bonus interview episode from us this week with Trinnov!

Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBDi2K

00:00:00 – Intro

00:02:21 – Trinnov WaveForming Interview

Trinnov WaveForming is now fully available to the public. And we have a lengthy interview with the COO of Trinnov, Dave Pedigo.

– AVRant Podcast #927 – Interview with Dave Pedigo from Trinnov Audio on WaveForming: https://youtu.be/Sygmf6RAynM

– https://avrant.com/av-rant-927-interview-with-dave-pedigo-from-trinnov-audio-on-waveforming/

– https://www.trinnov.com/waveforming

00:05:49 – EarFun Air Pro 4 Review

Tom is overall impressed with the latest Wireless Bluetooth ANC Earphones from EarFun, especially for the price.

– EarFun Air Pro 4: https://tinyurl.com/4wjfvu3v

00:15:16 – What We Watched

Rob rewatched Alien: Covenant, and watched Monkey Man. Tom watched the Olympics and has a fresh review of Peacock streaming in 2024.

00:38:20 – Listeners of the Week

Our Listeners of the Week are Raf for his PayPal donation, plus our 130 Patreon Patrons, including Nathan and Ilango.

We also appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: Dan, Christian, Nathan, Joe, Vasanth, and Ilango. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

In the news:

00:40:43 – News: Google TV Streamer

Google officially announced their replacement for Chromecast devices: https://tinyurl.com/yeypw2th

00:45:07 – News: TCL NXTFRAME TVs

TCL aims directly at Samsung’s The Frame TVs with their matte finish, super thin NXTFRAME and NXTFRAME PRO models: https://tinyurl.com/2p9r6pzs

00:52:07 – News: Cartoon Network Website Erased

Warner Bros Discovery continues to cut costs, and the Cartoon Network website is their latest victim: https://tinyurl.com/3a3h5fyw

Comments:

00:56:32 – Comment: Karl – Nxylon Wood Absorbs 99% of Light

Researchers in Canada literally made the darkest wood on Earth by accident: https://tinyurl.com/3zcf68kp

QUESTIONS:

00:59:50 – Dan: REL HT/1205 MK2 Subwoofer

Dan heard it at a friend’s house and was super impressed. We guess why that might be.

01:12:54 – Raf: Switching to Apple TV 4K

Before he buys, will it provide a single-remote experience and perform well with every streaming app?

01:21:10 – Infinite Gary: Kaleidescape Value

We discuss three things about Kaleidescape he might have overlooked. And also explain why his TV looked too dim one moment, and too bright the next.

01:29:12 – Nathan: Balance Control & Boundary Effect

If you lack a trim level control, could a Balance control do the job? And why didn’t he measure a larger difference when one speaker is close to a wall and the other is not?

01:34:41 – Joe: Multiple Discrete Surround Speakers

Why can’t 11-channel AVRs assign Surround, Surround 1, and Surround 2 discrete channels?

01:42:28 – Vasanth: Repair or Replace a TV

Do we think his damaged TV can be repaired? If not, which new 75-inch should he buy in India?

– TCL C755: https://tinyurl.com/y3jvtujx

01:49:01 – Ilango: Pre-Wire for Bass Shakers?

He has experienced bass shakers. He’s never liked them. But what if, for some reason, he wants some in the future? Should he pre-wire now while the room is under construction? We say he should definitely wire for something else entirely.

01:55:16 – Sasi: Audio Advice Live 2024 Experiences

Continuing on with the long list of topics that Sasi sent to us last week: we discuss HDMI switching speed, KEF and REL subwoofer stacks, B&W Nautilus speakers, MadVR Envy demos, and room treatments vs no room treatments.

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