Hisense 2026 UX, U7, UR8, and UR9 Series TVs are the first to get Dolby Vision 2 Max. Marantz Cinema Series 2 Receivers arrive. And Klipsch Reference Premiere III Series speakers and subs get prices and release dates.

Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjD2cK4

00:00:00 – Intro

Weather, and back-to-school chat.

00:06:39 – Unexpectedly Good Purchase

Rob grabbed the cheapest version of a household product from a dollar store just because it was convenient. But it turned out to also be the best.

00:10:11 – What We Watched

Rob watched H is for Hawk. Tom watched Ex Machina. And Tom also went out to an IMAX with Laser theater and saw Spider-Man: Brand New Day!

00:40:53 – Listeners of the Week

Our Listeners of the Week are our 119 Patreon Patrons.

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

In the news:

00:43:18 – News: Hisense Gets Dolby Vision 2

A fresh firmware update is bringing Dolby Vision 2 Max support and features to 2026 Hisense UX, U7, UR8 & UR9 TVs: https://tinyurl.com/3w6k4bh4

00:48:33 – News: Marantz Cinema Series 2

Marantz has started to refresh their AV Receiver lineup to match their Denon counterparts: https://tinyurl.com/akn762us

00:54:45 – News: Klipsch Reference Premiere III

Klipsch Reference Premiere III Series speakers and subwoofers get official model numbers, prices, and release dates: https://tinyurl.com/25sfph33

Comments:

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QUESTIONS:

01:07:32 – Jon: Apple TV 4K Causing Drop Outs

His Sources, Receiver, Projector, and Lumagen Video Processor work perfectly…until he plugs an Apple TV 4K anywhere into the system. We speculate about what the issue might be.

– Apple TV 4K eARC: https://tinyurl.com/4wsca2eb

– Apple TV 4K Continuous Audio: https://tinyurl.com/y9z3evy5

01:16:21 – Infinite Gary: Atmos Modules & Native Color

Rob’s and Gary’s favorite Atmos Modules have been discontinued, along with many other PSB speaker models. What do we make of PSB’s lineup changes? And then, what are his OLED’s Native and Adobe RGB color gamut settings all about?

– How PSB Imagine XA Modules were developed: https://tinyurl.com/43vcu2cs

01:29:08 – Stefan: Which AV Receiver?

He doesn’t really want an external amp. So will a Denon X3800H suffice?

01:43:46 – Dale: Apple TV Issues & New Speakers

Where did his Upmixing options go? Why are his movie backups freezing during playback? And now that he has a dedicated, but small room, which new speakers should he buy, and how should he acoustically treat his theater?

– Apple TV 4K Continuous Audio: https://tinyurl.com/y9z3evy5

– https://www.svsound.com/collections/prime-series

– https://www.ascendacoustics.com/collections/signature-series

– Zidoo Media Players: https://tinyurl.com/5e7bbhnz

01:57:08 – Lior: Vertical Center & Black Backing

His speakers are going behind a new, acoustically transparent screen. Should he stand his Center speaker vertically, despite its off-set tweeter? And should he remove his screen’s black backing for better audio?

02:05:42 – Adam: Blown Tweeter Replacement

Dirac 100% confirmed he has a blown tweeter. But with official repair or replacement unavailable, he asks which DIY replacement option we think he should try.

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