AV Rant #999.9x: The Most Offensive Subwoofer
AV Rant #999.9x: Most Offensive Subwoofer
Tom’s back! Thanks, Lee for last week. New Epson Home Cinema projectors. CD sales growth. FiiO CD Player. Krovatar and DpBlue Ultra HD Blu-ray players.
Tom has returned! We find out what kept him away last week. And thanks to Lee Overstreet for guest co-hosting. New Epson Home Cinema LS5000, LS6000, and LS7500 projectors bring lasers and 4K/120 support to lower price points. CD sales have grown, and FiiO’s DP11 is an affordable, dedicated CD Player. Krovatar KBU-300 and DpBlue DP-5300 are reasonably priced Ultra HD Blu-ray Players.
Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjD5JVe
00:00:00 – Intro
Tom is back. We find out what kept him away last week. And thanks to Lee Overstreet for guest co-hosting.
00:15:22 – Rob Updates
00:16:45 – Tom’s House Updates
00:25:26 – What We Watched
Tom just watched sports. Rob watched The Housemaid (2010). Tom will update us about Dungeon Crawler Carl next week.
00:40:39 – Listeners of the Week
Our Listeners of the Week are Dan and Steven for their PayPal donations, plus our 129 Patron Patrons.
We also appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: Karl, Aaron, Patrick, Manuel, Jefferson, Dazz, Gurinder, John, and Steve. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!
In the news:
00:45:00 – News: 3 Epson Home Cinema Projectors
The new Epson LS5000, LS6000, and LS7500 are affordable laser LCD projectors with 4K/120 support: https://tinyurl.com/3hbebm3j
00:51:26 – News: CD Sales Grow
RIAA’s mid-year revenue report indicates growing physical media sales: https://tinyurl.com/mw4cp3pc
00:53:59 – News: FiiO DP11 CD Player
An affordable player that just plays CDs: https://tinyurl.com/rf3eznc3
00:56:11 – News: Chinese Ultra HD Blu-ray Players
Krovatar and DpBlue have reasonably-priced Ultra HD Blu-ray players with Dolby Vision support:
– Krovatar KBU-300: https://tinyurl.com/yc2nc7mk
– DpBlue DP-5300: https://tinyurl.com/ycxe3m92
QUESTIONS:
00:59:15 – Adam: Tweeter Replacement Results
We give our thoughts on his DIY tweeter and horn replacement for his BIC AcousTech Towers, and interpret his Dirac measurements.
01:17:16 – Trevor: Dayton AXIS-8
Our thoughts on the Dayton AXIS-8 DSP with Sub Effects, and whether he should add it to his DIY subwoofer project.
– Dayton AXIS-8: https://tinyurl.com/3a9tbdzv
– Dayton SA1000DSP: https://tinyurl.com/2mbdttde
01:24:50 – Brian: Ribbon and AMT Tweeters
How do they work? And how do they compare to traditional dome tweeters? Can we explain why he anecdotally prefers them?
01:40:34 – Infinite Gary: No Comment
He disconnected his LG OLED’s network connection. Can he get rid of the pop-up warning that now appears? And what’s to be said about the way his nephew set up the speakers he gave him?
01:44:41 – Patrick: Mystery Thud & IMAX
He thought he had solved the random thudding by unplugging a nearby fridge. But now his Pre-Pro is acting up again. We discuss repair vs. replacement. And then we talk about how our home theaters compare to IMAX.
– Denon X6800H from A4L: https://tinyurl.com/2tv6wrh7
– Denon X6800H New: https://tinyurl.com/ycy4d7rc
– Denon A10H from A4L: https://tinyurl.com/mppm3wyf
– Marantz Cinema 30 from A4L: https://tinyurl.com/5n65kj6n
– Denon A1H from A4L: https://tinyurl.com/yhm9jwvu
02:02:48 – E Don: Single Giant Sub
The sub for his basement can be as big and ugly as he wants, but it can only go in one spot.
– HSU D15-Chimera w. SuperCharger: https://tinyurl.com/p5xmnj2f
– Power Sound Audio TV2112T: https://tinyurl.com/mufzpfzb
– ToneWinner SW-D8000Pro: https://tinyurl.com/4phssdsu
– ToneWinner SW-D9000: https://tinyurl.com/3vwpaza7
– Rythmik FV18: https://tinyurl.com/ykh8x62f
– SVS PB17-Ultra: https://tinyurl.com/2a38dk56
– Monoprice Monolith M-215: https://tinyurl.com/e4jmpy2p
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