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AV Rant #961: Can’t Find It, Don’t Deserve It

April 3rd, 2025 Tom

Arendal’s smaller, less-expensive 1961 Series of speakers has returned. Sony suspends all Home Cinema Projector sales in Europe due to sanctions. LG drops support for DTS in 2025. TCL’s 2025 TV lineup.

Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjC7wTk

00:00:00 – Intro

00:07:36 – What We Watched

Rob finished S.3 of Invincible, and started S.2 of Silo. He also watched Conclave.

00:22:36 – Listeners of the Week

Our Listeners of the Week are our 132 Patreon Patrons, including John.

We also appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: John, Gurinder, and Sasi. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

In the news:

00:24:06 – News: Arendal 1961 Series Speakers

Arendal’s least-expensive speaker Series was gone for a while, but now they’re back: https://tinyurl.com/57u53r97

00:33:48 – News: Sony Suspends European Projector Sales

Newly enacted sanctions have forced Sony to stop selling projectors in Europe: https://tinyurl.com/3zwd2pe2

00:36:23 – News: LG Drops DTS

LG’s 2025 TV lineup doesn’t support DTS audio: https://tinyurl.com/y4nyku9x

00:40:04 – News: TCL 2025 TV Lineup

The European model numbers are slightly different from North America’s, but the full lineup is very close to the same: https://tinyurl.com/4dh537sr

Comments:

00:46:56 – CORRECTION: Steve – Anthem Upmixes to Front Wides

Confirmation that Anthem’s AVM70 Pre-pro does put sounds into the Front Wide speakers when using the Dolby Surround Upmixer.

QUESTIONS:

00:51:16 – Greg: LG B4 Settings

Some nitty-gritty picture settings. And screen size vs. sheer picture quality.

01:09:17 – John: Which Speakers & Subs?

We give John some fairly firm recommendations, based on budget and availability.

– https://elac.com/debut-2-0

– ToneWinner SW-D2000: https://tinyurl.com/3xu9brpu

01:24:55 – Lee Overstreet: Live Sports on Max

When he streams Live Sports on Max, the frame rate seems to be capped at 30 fps. But is that due to Max itself, or his hardware being older?

01:31:23 – Tony: Treating the Meditation Room

We discuss various coverings to go over free-standing batts of insulation, as well as speaker placement.

01:41:10 – Nathan: DCI HDR Standard at Home?

DCI has a 300 nit standard for HDR in theaters. Will it ever come to the home market for projector owners?

01:45:23 – Chris: New 65″ TV

Last year’s OLED TVs are on sale. Which one should Chris’ son get? Which Ultra HD Blu-ray player should he buy? And what’s a fair sale price for his old TV?

– LG B4: https://tinyurl.com/yst8sfpc

– Panasonic UB450: https://tinyurl.com/2wakxxnk

01:54:49 – Juls: New Warehouse Speakers

Juls confirms with us that the Monitor Audio Climate 80 Outdoor speakers powered by an Onkyo Receiver is a reasonable choice.

02:00:35 – Kevin: Do Cinema Upgrades Make Sense?

Does it actually make financial sense for theater owners to spend millions of dollars upgrading their theaters?

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