Tom had a hard out this week, so there’s some solo Rob to deal with for the last few questions. Trinnov’s new Altitude CI Pre-Pro uses Audio-over-IP and lets you pay to expand your channel count by 2 at a time. Integra Professional Amplifier Series was made to please custom installers. Kaleidescape kAI aims to make it easier to find the next movie you want to watch. And we’re told about a better way to undo Audyssey for your tactile transducers.

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

00:00:00 – Intro

Unhappy world news. But forward progress for Tom with his new house. And Jack’s OmniMic is on its way to Dan D after our random draw last week.

00:16:02 – What We Watched

Rob watched The Gorge. Tom watched My Cousin Vinny.

00:33:19 – Listeners of the Week

Our Listeners of the Week are our 125 Patreon Patrons, as well as John T for sending Tom a movie code.

We also appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: John M, Phil, Kris, John T, Dan, Jack, Andrew, and Eric. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

In the news:

00:37:11 – News: Trinnov Altitude CI Pre-Pro

Trinnov’s newest Processor using ethernet to output its speaker signals to upgraded Amplitude16 amplifiers. And you can pay to expand your channel count by 2 at a time: https://tinyurl.com/4v5h68hs

00:41:46 – News: Integra Professional Amplifier Series

New 4-ch and 8-ch Class-D amps from Integra pack in all the features custom installers could want: https://tinyurl.com/msk29f7x

00:45:02 – News: Kaleidescape kAI

Kaleidescape is adding a large language model search option to help you find what you want to watch: https://tinyurl.com/5zs7estu

Comments:

00:53:17 – Comment: Nathan & Dazz – Earphones for Running

Nathan says to wait for a sale on the Beats Powerbeats Pro 2. And Dazz says to try Comply foam ear tips for Apple AirPods Pro 2.

00:54:50 – Comment: J – Undo Audyssey for Tactile Transducers

You can use the miniDSP 2x4HD’s USB output to create a loopback measurement of what Audyssey did to your Sub Out signal. So no more guesswork. You can create a perfect inverse EQ curve using Room EQ Wizard.

QUESTIONS:

00:57:31 – Jason: Further Bass Improvements

Oh no! He can see a dip in his measurements. We discuss what can be done without physically moving his pair of subwoofers, suggest an alternative to SVS subs in Canada, and give our thoughts on whether he’s reached diminishing returns if he were to upgrade his speakers.

– https://www.summithifi.com/collections/best-selling-tone-winner

01:14:17 – Jonathan: Discontinued Speakers Audiophiles Miss

Heaphonesty’s listicle is ridiculous. But by sheer chance, we agree with a couple of the choices, and we mention some speakers you can’t buy anymore that we genuinely miss.

– 20 Discontinued Speakers Audiophiles Miss: https://tinyurl.com/4ak9ewc6

01:22:18 – Steve: 5.2 AV Receiver Upgrade

What AV Receiver should he buy from Accessories4Less to replace his Denon X4000?

– Denon X1800H: https://tinyurl.com/5cvyjnce

– Denon X2800H: https://tinyurl.com/49y6hjh9

– Denon X3800H: https://tinyurl.com/47uxt6y8

– Onkyo TX-NR7100: https://tinyurl.com/zrceuvyb

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

01:28:59 – Henry: Swap Panels for Shelves?

Henry wants to expand his Blu-ray Disc shelf space. Can he take down a couple of absorption panels and put disc shelves in their place without hurting his room’s acoustics?

01:33:12 – John M: Dual Subs & Large Speakers

Do we still say to avoid using Audyssey SubEQ HT’s dual independent subwoofer outputs even when you’re using mis-matched subs? And if his Front Towers are detected as being Full Range, should he cross them over lower than 80Hz?

01:44:51 – Kris: From JVC NX7 to NZ7 or NZ700?

What sort of upgrade would he be getting if he were to replace his JVC NX7 projector with an NZ7 or NZ700?

01:51:34 – John T: From LG B7 OLED to C5?

He has loved his B7 OLED. But would a new OLED from 2025 be a night-and-day difference?

01:59:06 – Andrew: From Epson HC4000 to PC6040UB?

He found a deal on an Epson Pro Cinema 6040UB. But given that is an older model, would it be a wise upgrade?

02:05:01 – Christian: Horizontal Lens Shift Distortion?

Does physical horizontal lens shift – not keystone correction – still cause any image distortion whatsoever?

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