Our Listeners of the Week are our 85 Patreon Patrons, as well as Carlton B. for offering to help us with our website bandwidth issues, and Sammy C. for letting Accessories4Less and SVS know we sent him their way.
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In the news:- Disney announced their Disney+, Hulu (with ads) & ESPN+ streaming bundle for $13/month: https://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1565154828
– Congrats to long-time listener Nathan D. on his engagement!
– Andrew L. says wheeling and dealing was well worth it to get his Paradigm speaker setup, and he suggests using Dricore subfloor tiles as inexpensive DIY subwoofer isolation platforms, and giving bi-pole Atmos speakers a chance.
– Sammy C. shared his updated theater that includes Focal Aria speakers, and SVS sub, and a Vizio P-Series TV, all of which we recommended to him.
– 0:18:40 Jaremy Pyle entered GiK’s photo contest, so toss a vote his way to support an AVRant Listener: https://www.gikacoustics.com/summer-giveaway-photo-contest-2019/#!gallery/1/image/27/Jeremy%20Pyle%203-min
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Our Listeners of the Week are our 84 Patreon Patrons, including DJ and Brandon, and Terry G. for talking us up to Accessories4Less when he bought a KEF HTF8003 from them.
0:01:07 Tom welcomes a new pet to his family!
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In the news:
– Jeremy Kipnis, creator of the Kipnis Studio Standard, and a Guinness World Record holder for his $6 million home theater, passed away: http://jeremykipnis.com/Jeremy_Kipnis_-_Home_Page.html
– Via Nick B. – Ascend launched their Sierra-2 EX speakers with an upgraded woofer: http://ascendacoustics.com/pages/products/speakers/SRM2EX/srm2ex.html
– Karl R. shared a Home Theater Review article talking about the dearth of Twitch App support: https://hometheaterreview.com/why-all-av-enthusiasts-should-be-upset-about-roku-losing-twitch/
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Our Listeners of the Week are Stefan, Brandon, Brian, and Tim for their donations; our 83 Patreon Patrons; Andy A. for mentioning us to GiK Acoustics; and, Thomas T. for talking us up to Gary Yacoubian and the SVS team at a live event.
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In the news:
From SDCC:
– The Orville becomes a Hulu exclusive: https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-orville-will-move-to-hulu-for-its-third-season-1836420293
– Marvel’s Phase 4 plans: https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-marvel-studios-comic-con-2019-hall-h-panel-liveblog-1836393911
– Several new Star Trek shows only on CBS All Access: https://io9.gizmodo.com/there-was-almost-too-much-news-at-the-star-trek-comic-c-1836392106
– 0:15:22 IKEA SYMFONISK are Sonos speakers at lower prices: https://www.sonos.com/en-us/symfonisk-by-sonos-and-ikea
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Our Listeners of the Week are our 83 Patreon Patrons.
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Our special guest co-host this week is DIY home automation expert Richard Gunther. You can listen to Richard’s podcasts:
– Home: On:
https://www.thedigitalmediazone.com/category/podcasts/home-on
– Entertainment 2.0: https://www.thedigitalmediazone.com/category/podcasts/entertainment-20
– The Smart Home Show: http://feeds.feedburner.com/soundcloud/scvz
– Let’s Talk About Thrones: https://ritualmisery.com/cat/podcasts/ltat
And find his writing at:
– The Digital Media Zone: https://www.thedigitalmediazone.com
0:10:06 Richard details his theater.
0:15:21 Richard describes the current state of DIY home automation.
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SPECIAL NOTICE: If you have home automation questions, we’ll be talking with DIY home automation expert Richard Gunther from Home: On Podcast July 24, so send them in!
Our Listeners of the Week are our 82 Patreon Patrons, including Brandon W. Brandon also let Accessories4Less know he heard about them from us when he bought some HEOS products.
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Lee Overstreet is our guest co-host this week while Tom is away.
(https://twitter.com/LeeOverTweet ;
https://www.youtube.com/user/theleeoverstreet )
In the news:
– Hisense launched their dual-layer ULED XD LCD TV in China: https://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1562668129
– Hulu has 4K, but only on two devices: https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/07/12/hulu-brings-4k-streaming-to-apple-tv-4k-and-chromecast-ultra
– Disney shuts down FX+: https://www.engadget.com/2019/07/14/disney-fx-plus-shutdown/
– Nintendo announced the Switch Lite: https://www.wired.com/story/nintendo-switch-lite-buying-advice/
– 0:13:48 Dave shared a Spotify playlist of sweeps and test tones: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1WrGMRWHp8Ctx00D3Ip7Sr?si=3laiG9k-RGq0r0vIOhatmg
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