Skydance’s purchase of Paramount is complete, creating Paramount, a Skydance Corporation. Disney now owns all of Hulu and will merge it into a single app with Disney+ in all territories. JTR Kallos Series speakers bring their high-sensitivity, high-power-handling designs to slim on-walls that look nicer in a Living Room. And we review The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and Happy Gilmore 2.

Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCqyo8

00:00:00 – Intro

Lots of world news headlines for context. Not much to update in our personal lives.

00:10:47 – What We Watched

Rob watched The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Tom watched Happy Gilmore 2.

00:31:14 – Listeners of the Week

Our Listeners of the Week are Brian for his PayPal donation, plus our 126 Patreon Patrons.

Our thanks to Stefan 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: Leighton, Infinite Gary, Joe, Brian, David, Sasi, and John. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

In the news:

00:34:16 – News: Paramount, a Skydance Corporation

Skydance’s purchase of Paramount has been finalized: https://tinyurl.com/hnchy444

00:34:51 – News: Hulu & Disney+ in a Single App

Disney now owns all of Hulu, so it will merge Hulu and Disney+ into a single app, and replace Star with Hulu outside of the USA: https://tinyurl.com/49x4z4yk

00:36:00 – News: JTR Kallos Series Speakers

They still have high sensitivity and power handling, but nicer finish options and a slim, wall-mountable design make the new JTR Kallos Series more suitable for Living Rooms: https://www.jtrspeakers.com/home-entertainment

Comments:

00:41:55 – Comment: SegaMasterSystm – TASCAM BD-MP4K

There’s another Ultra HD Blu-ray player out there that is rarely ever mentioned, and it has rack ears: https://tinyurl.com/m5rb8pne

00:45:38 – Comment: Karl – Talk to Theater Owners

He mentioned a problem at his local IMAX, and they followed up with thorough details.

00:46:44 – Comment: Stefan – Cable Purchases

He bought the RUIPRO detachable fiber optic HDMI cable, THSUCORDS slim HDMI cables, and Locking Banana Plugs we recommended.

QUESTIONS:

00:48:21 – Chris: Image Cropping & Overscan

His new TV was cropping off the progress bar of his Apple TV 4K. Turning off overscan fixed it at first, but then it happened again.

00:57:15 – William: Epson LS9000 Replaces 4050 not 6050UB

The new Epson LS9000 has lower native panel contrast than the 6050UB or LS12000. So some argue it’s actually a 4050 replacement.

01:06:45 – Mark: Time for New Amplifiers?

His 3-channel Proceed Amp has problems. His 2-channel amp is still fine. Should he do a repair, replace just the 3-ch amp, or get a new 5-channel amp and replace everything?

– Buckeye 3-ch Hypex NCx500: https://tinyurl.com/2fzdr86c

01:17:06 – Infinite Gary: IMAX Enhanced & Bigger Screen

A Residential Systems article by Anthony Grimani says IMAX Enhanced could help installers to sell more services to existing clients. Is it honestly compelling? And if he makes his projection screen a lot bigger, will the image look less sharp?

– IMAX Enhanced Article: https://tinyurl.com/3z44mw7m

01:21:48 – Brian: Surround Placement & Receiver Choice

How should he configure his new Living Room? Where should the Surround speakers go? And which AV Receiver should he buy?

– Onkyo TX-RZ30 from A4L: https://tinyurl.com/4tum383r

– Onkyo TX-NR7100 from A4L: https://tinyurl.com/3y7ke82c

01:32:45 – Paul: Rockwool on the Ceiling

Rather than painting his ceiling, should he cover it with Rockwool insulation and cover that with fabric? How much absorption is best?

01:35:11 – John: Spikes & Audyssey

Should he use the spike feet that came with his new Tower speakers? Should he re-run Audyssey?

– https://avgadgets.com/how-to-best-decouple-your-speakers/

01:39:10 – Sasi: Earbuds, Subs, Z-weighting & SoundBars

Are there wireless earbuds with a really good microphone that don’t rely on Bluetooth? Is an SVS SB-1000 Pro actually better than KEF’s dual-opposed micro subs? What’s the deal with A, C, and Z-weighting? Does the Canvas HiFi Bacch3D SoundBar make sense? And what’s the market for KEF’s new XIO SoundBar?

– https://www.soundcore.com/products/vr-p10-a3850z21

– Razer Hammerhead Pro Hyperspeed: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C3G2PMC8

Thanks for listening. Now, don't forget to:

• Check out the AV Rant YouTube channel to watch our show videos.
• Download Tom’s FREE superhero-themed ebook Bob Moore: No Hero.
• If you like it, you can purchase the two full-length follow-ups -  Bob Moore: Desperate Times and Bob Moore: Hostile Territory.
• Check out AVGadgets.com where Tom is the new Editor-in-Chief!
• Download Tom's NEWEST book, Touch of Pain from Amazon now!

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: RSS