AV Rant #963: Because of Audiophiles
Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders were delayed in Canada shortly after we finished recording last week. PS5 gets a price increase in Europe. SVS has a new 5000 R|Evolution Series of subs to replace the 4000 Series. And Chinese companies have banded together to support a new GPMI standard to rival HDMI and DisplayPort.
Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjC989u
00:00:00 – Intro
Tom’s laptop died 🙁
00:12:03 – What We Watched
Rob watched Wicked (Part 1).
00:23:12 – Listeners of the Week
Our Listeners of the Week are Jefferson for his PayPal donation, plus our 133 Patreon Patrons, as well as Cody for offering to help Tom with his CAD file conversions.
Thanks also to Jefferson for giving Tom permission to use his photos on https://avgadgets.com/
And we appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: Gurinder, Henry, Jefferson, Mark, Nelson, Sasi, and Tom. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!
In the news:
00:28:13 – News: Canadian Switch 2 Pre-Orders
Nintendo decided to align Canadian Switch 2 pre-orders with the USA, so the date is unknown when we recorded: https://tinyurl.com/3cxkvyr3
00:29:58 – News: PS5 Price Increase
Four and a half years in, and prices just went up for the PS5 in Europe: https://tinyurl.com/yks5da5b
00:31:11 – News: SVS 5000 R|Evolution Series
New SB-5000 and PB-5000 R|Evolution subs replace the 4000 Series. There’s no cylinder: https://www.svsound.com/collections/5000-revolution-series
00:39:29 – News: GPMI Takes On HDMI
More than 50 Chinese companies are supporting the General Purpose Media Interface with up to 192 Gbps bandwidth: https://tinyurl.com/578j8jva
Comments:
00:45:15 – Comment: Steve – JBL Go 4
His wife bought it because it’s cute and pink. But he’s surprised how good it sounds: https://tinyurl.com/4xt27vc8
00:48:29 – Comment: Gurinder – SVS Replacement Amp
His replacement amp arrived, and it was an easy swap.
QUESTIONS:
00:49:18 – Henry: Anything to Buy Immediately?
We go through Henry’s list of HT equipment to pick out anything he ought to buy now before price increases due to tariffs hit in full force.
00:56:54 – Dazz: New or Old Receiver
Tom makes the argument for why Dazz should give his son his old Receiver along with a set of five speakers. Rob makes the argument for why he should buy his son something new.
– Onkyo TX-NR7100 from A4L:
– Refurb ($600): https://tinyurl.com/mrc2beju
– New ($650): https://tinyurl.com/yc5vxwbt
– Denon S970H from A4L: https://tinyurl.com/475myh46
01:08:01 – Jefferson: AVR w/ XLR Sub Outs
Lots of questions about his curtained-off theater space: spare JVC lamp, new AV Receiver, ATSC 3.0 Tuner, adding more absorption, finding an ISF calibrator, aiming his four subs, and PCM vs TrueHD.
– https://avscience.com/contact-us/
– https://www.projectorscreen.com/
– Denon A1H: https://tinyurl.com/yx6n5yup
– Denon X6800H: https://tinyurl.com/2rzap7a5
– Integra DRX-8.4: https://tinyurl.com/bdhc6zy2
– Onkyo TX-RZ70: https://tinyurl.com/yvnkzkwc
– AVS Forum ISF Calibrators Thread: https://tinyurl.com/st54pvmp
01:32:13 – Infinite Gary: IMAX in Japan
Does the rapid expansion of IMAX in Japan make financial sense? Using a Kaleidescape player that can do HDR with a projector that can’t. Does Kaleidescape really “surpass Blu-ray quality”? SVS’ future trickle-down plans?
– IMAX Expansion in Japan: https://tinyurl.com/3t3mrvwk
01:49:26 – Bob: Source Level, Recessed Center & AVR Volume
Is the individual Source Level setting potentially harmful to the signal? Could pulling his Center forward 1 inch so that it’s flush instead of recessed actually make a big difference? And why can’t we choose how much the volume changes with each button click?
01:57:22 – Mark: Why Damp When Spikes Are Included?
He knows we prefer to damp and decouple. But why does everything come with spikes if damping would be better?
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