AV Rant #950: Sasi Annexes the Podcast
What a year it’s been already. No What We Watched section this week. Disney bought Fubo TV and cancelled Venu Sports Streaming. Samsung & Google made Eclipsa Audio official as a new immersive audio format. Onkyo announced their Creator and Icon Series products. Panasonic might have the brightest OLED TV Series this year with their Z95B. Hisense 116UX uses RGB Trichroma mini-LED backlights.
Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBYc3W
00:00:00 – Intro
00:15:00 – Listeners of the Week
Our Listeners of the Week are Eliezer for his PayPal donation, plus our 132 Patreon Patrons, as well as James for sending Rob some LTT Store items, and Dan for making a pair of awesome drink coasters for Rob.
We also appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: Sasi, Gurinder, Nathan, Stefan, Bret, Dazz, and Ilango. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!
In the news:
00:21:23 – News: Venu Sports Cancelled
Disney bought 70% of Fubo TV. Then agreed to discontinue Venu Sports.
– Disney + Fubo: https://tinyurl.com/388mjw47
– Venu no more: https://tinyurl.com/5yk7j9e6
00:26:28 – News: Eclipsa Audio vs Atmos
Samsung & Google gave their open-source immersive audio format a name: https://tinyurl.com/2wt7vk4p
00:29:13 – News: Onkyo Creator & Icon
All of Onkyo’s pre-CES hype was for two pairs of desktop speakers and some 2-channel gear: https://onkyo.com/intl/ces
00:35:10 – News: Panasonic Z95B OLED
It’s the 4-layer WOLED panel from LG plus built-in Atmos from Technics and Panasonic’s cooling: https://tinyurl.com/2p9nsnh6
00:36:50 – News: Hisense 116UX Trichroma mini-LED
The biggest LCD (by 1 inch) and new RGB Trichroma mini-LED backlighting: https://youtu.be/FR47Ju4KXG8
Comments:
00:39:41 – Comment: Jay – OTA Dolby Vision & Atmos on NBC
Sunday Night Football is in Dolby Vision & Atmos if you have a NextGenTV tuner: https://www.dolby.com/us-sports/
QUESTIONS:
00:40:22 – Anthony: Coaxial Front Speakers
He likes the looks of the Paradigm Founder 70LCR, but not the price. We recommend alternatives. Plus in-wall, on-wall & in-ceiling speaker suggestions.
– KEF Q-Series: https://tinyurl.com/3nu663dm
– KEF in-walls: https://tinyurl.com/mryrphdy
– KEF enclosures: https://tinyurl.com/4uxb8bf4
– HSU CCB-8: https://tinyurl.com/yebk6jcf
– Sonance MAG6 in-ceiling: https://tinyurl.com/mm6efjpk
– Sonance Back Cans: https://tinyurl.com/bde2vcp3
00:49:10 – Tony: Many Dirac Questions
Updates on his Atmos Music listening via an iPad & Apple TV 4K. Thunderbolt to HDMI. Re-running Dirac after swapping amps. Measurement mic distances. Crossover settings. Adjusting EQ curtains. And a hearing test.
– https://avgadgets.com/proper-microphone-positions-for-home-theater-measurements/
01:17:30 – Terry: Are 4 Ohm Speakers Harder to Drive?
Why do people say 4 ohm nominal speakers are harder to drive than 8 ohm speakers? And why does speaker impedance impact sensitivity?
01:24:39 – Sasi: Hey, Dr. Toole, You Have Too Many Speakers
There is now an online record of Tom telling Dr. Floyd Toole that he has too many speakers in his room 🙂
Sasi asks about mixing & mastering on non-linear speakers. He praises Philharmonic and asks about symmetrical vs asymmetrical speaker placement for A-B comparisons, plus which ribbon tweeter speakers he should buy. Also, series vs parallel wiring.
01:51:35 – Steve: Using Multiple Picture Modes
Does it make sense to manually change TV Picture Modes depending on the source? And can it be automated?
01:56:51 – Stefan: Too Big a Screen & RBH On-Walls
We now know his room size and seating distance, and we think his planned screen is too big. And Sasi went nuts measuring the RBH on-walls Stefan plans to buy, plus he has some DIY subwoofer thoughts.
– SB Acoustics Slim Subwoofer Driver: https://tinyurl.com/2kb4mf39
02:12:44 – Infinite Gary: MicroLED & Dirac ART Speculation
We take our guesses about MicroLED displays replacing OLEDs, and whether Denon will add Dirac ART soon.
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