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2:13:43

AV Rant #960: Against Tom’s Will

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2025/03/27

WiiM Vibelink Amp. Netflix adds HDR10+. HDR by Barco gets permanent installations. New, smaller Christie Dolby Cinema projector.The post AV Rant #960: Against Tom’s Will appeared first on AV Rant.

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2:18:00

AV Rant #950: Sasi Annexes the Podcast

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2025/01/16

What a year it’s been already. No What We Watched section this week. Disney bought Fubo TV and cancelled Venu Sports Streaming. Samsung & Google made Eclipsa Audio official as a new immersive audio format. Onkyo announced their Creator and Icon Series products. Panasonic might have the brightest OLED TV Series this year with their […]The post AV Rant #950: Sasi Annexes the Podcast appeared first on AV Rant.

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2:12:58

AV Rant #948: Challenge Accepted

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2025/01/02

Happy New Year! Tom is back for our first episode of 2025. And thank you to Lee Overstreet for filling in 2 weeks ago. Ascend Acoustics has added Titan dome tweeter versions of their Sierra Luna V2 & Duo V2 speakers, as well as piano gloss white as a finish option. RSL is offering a […]The post AV Rant #948: Challenge Accepted appeared first on AV Rant.

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2:12:30

AV Rant #946: Cousin’s Wife’s Projector

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2024/12/12

Ascend HTM-200SE2 speakers. Auro-3D acquired by Dynaudio. Update on Tom's house. And too much cycling talk.The post AV Rant #946: Cousin’s Wife’s Projector appeared first on AV Rant.

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2:25:25

AV Rant #943: OLEDs and Restrictions

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2024/11/22

Lee Overstreet and Joe Klusnick guest co-host one more time now that Tom is back! It’s a 3-man show to put a bow on this chapter in AVRant history. Bose bought McIntosh and Sonus Faber. Kaleidescape won an award from Fast Company. We finally discuss Lee’s future LCR speaker options. And we answer lots more […]The post AV Rant #943: OLEDs and Restrictions appeared first on AV Rant.

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2:03:05

AV Rant #942: Writers Are Cheap

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2024/11/21

Tom is back! Like, for real. We catch up, say lots of thank yous, and answer some questions. TCL CSOT has inkjet printed OLED and QDEL displays. The post AV Rant #942: Writers Are Cheap appeared first on AV Rant.

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2:26:11

AV Rant #938: Don’t Gaslight ’em

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2024/10/24

Lee Overstreet co-hosts, and he watched four movies this week! Alien: Romulus will get a VHS Limited Edition release. Sonos announced their Arc Ultra SoundBar and Sub 4. And the generosity of our AV Rant Listeners has been on full display. Here is our PayPal link. Anything donated via this link goes directly to Tom […]The post AV Rant #938: Don’t Gaslight ’em appeared first on AV Rant.

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2:25:43

AV Rant #934: Six, Fifteen, or Thirty

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2024/09/26

Tom shouldn’t be here! Wish him luck during hurricane Helene! Masimo ousted CEO Joe Kiani from their board and fully intends to sell off the former Sound United companies. The National Association of Theatre Owners is investing $2.2 billion over 3 years to improve cinemas. And Sofabaton showed their new X2 Remote at CEDIA. Pictures […]The post AV Rant #934: Six, Fifteen, or Thirty appeared first on AV Rant.

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2:13:58

AV Rant #930: Baby with the Bathwater

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2024/09/05

Tom had to leave before the end of this episode, and we’re a little rushed this week. But lots of questions answered. Plus, Lumagen announced new outboard video processor models: Radiance Pro 4140 at the “low” end, and 8K ArtisaN at the high end. And Denon’s new AVR-A10H Receiver model comes just short of what […]The post AV Rant #930: Baby with the Bathwater appeared first on AV Rant.

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2:17:40

AV Rant #929: Put a Normal Person in the Room

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2024/08/29

Epson’s new Q-Series projectors go for high brightness and high prices. Kaleidescape announced their highest-capacity 123 TB solid state Terra Prime Server. Portrait Displays released their new C6 HDR5000 Colorimeter along with a strange rebate offer. And Chick-fil-A needs its own streaming service for some reason. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBEWT8 00:00:00 – Intro Time […]The post AV Rant #929: Put a Normal Person in the Room appeared first on AV

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2:10:58

AV Rant #926: EarFun Air Pro 4 Review

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2024/08/15

Tom is impressed overall by the EarFun Air Pro 4 ANC Earphones. Google TV Streamer officially announced. TCL NXTFRAME TVs take on Samsung’s The Frame. Warner Bros Discovery erased the Cartoon Network website. And there’s a bonus interview episode from us this week with Trinnov! Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBDi2K 00:00:00 – Intro 00:02:21 – Trinnov […]The post AV Rant #926: EarFun Air Pro 4 Review appeared first on AV Rant.

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1:55:57

AV Rant #927: Interview with Dave Pedigo from Trinnov...

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2024/08/15

We interview Dave Pedigo, COO and Global Director of Training for Trinnov Audio to learn all about Trinnov WaveForming, which has just been made available to all Trinnov owners. Visit https://www.trinnov.com/waveforming/ to learn more! Check out our YouTube version of this interview here: https://youtu.be/Sygmf6RAynM Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBDxBu 00:00:00 – Show Intro 00:06:42 – Introducing […] The post AV Rant #927: Interview with Dave Pedigo from

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2:20:33

AV Rant #925: Here’s the Kool-Aid

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2024/08/08

Tom is using the Maxwell headset again. And he is audio-only this week. It wasn’t the plan. But there’s a lot going on behind the scenes! You’ll hear all about it. MadVR has introduced their Envy Core Video Processor and optional Premium Pack to bring down the price of entry. And Value Electronics crowned Sony the […]The post AV Rant #925: Here’s the Kool-Aid appeared first on AV Rant.

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2:09:27

AV Rant #924: Maxwell Wireless Gaming Headset Preview

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2024/08/01

Another new microphone test! Tom uses the Audeze Maxwell Wireless Gaming Headset to record this week. No post processing applied so you can hear its own microphone noise reduction in action. JBL has introduced their MA Series AV Receivers and Stage 2 Series speakers with a focus on good looks and ease of use. And […]The post AV Rant #924: Maxwell Wireless Gaming Headset Preview appeared first on AV Rant.

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2:11:15

AV Rant #923: Precedented Times

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2024/07/25

Kaleidescape’s new Strato V Movie Player is a standalone unit that significantly lowers the price of entry. Is Apple buying Masimo Consumer (formerly Sound United)? We have our doubts. And top performing subwoofer options in India from a helpful listener. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBB6mY 00:00:00 – Intro 00:08:01 – What We Watched Rob watched Upgrade, […]The post AV Rant #923: Precedented Times appeared first on AV Rant.

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2:21:17

AV Rant #922: Go Back to Your Hovel

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2024/07/18

Tom is back! Our thanks to Joe Klusnick for guest co-hosting last week. New SVS SoundPath Speaker Level Subwoofer Adapter. Xbox Game Pass price increases and tier changes. Xbox Cloud Gaming on Amazon Fire TV Sticks. And Sonos “Lasso” Atmos SoundBar. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBzYXh 00:00:00 – Intro We find out where Tom was […]The post AV Rant #922: Go Back to Your Hovel appeared first on AV Rant.

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2:22:13

AV Rant #921: Joe Goes to MWAVE

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2024/07/11

Joe Klusnick returns to guest co-host this week while Tom is away. Paramount and Skydance will merge. Samsung and LG reduce their investments in microLED. MacOS Sequoia adds HDMI Passthrough. And Joe shares his experiences at MWAVE 2024. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjByYzY 00:00:00 – Intro Welcome back to AVRant, Joe! 00:02:39 – What We […]The post AV Rant #921: Joe Goes to MWAVE appeared first on AV Rant.

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2:18:56

AV Rant #919: Cherry XTRFY NGALE R

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2024/06/27

Tom is trying out another new mic again. How’s this one? Netflix House locations will open in malls next year. Tidal drops MQA and commits to Atmos. Redbox misses an important debt payment. And The Last Screenwriter – a film written by AI – has its theatrical premiere cancelled. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBwQ8p 00:00:00 […]The post AV Rant #919: Cherry XTRFY NGALE R appeared first on AV Rant.

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AV Rant #917: Cherry XTRFY NGALE X

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2024/06/13

Tom is using a new mic. We welcome your feedback. Neither of us is impressed :p ELAC announced new Debut 3.0 Series speakers. Microsoft announced “new” Xbox Series X/S consoles. And TCL will probably make 130-inch TVs, with up to 148-inches being possible if they want to. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBuFER 00:00:00 – Intro […]The post AV Rant #917: Cherry XTRFY NGALE X appeared first on AV Rant.

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2:40:39

AV Rant #907: RBH Impression Series Mk 3

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2024/04/04

Another week, another very high-tech solution to a problem Tom was having with his new OLED TV setup. Vizio announced new TVs, including a $999 86-inch model. ZapperBox M1 gets updated to allow DRB-protected NextGen TV channels to be recorded. And the RBH Impression Series of speakers is back! Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBjTAz 00:00:00 […]The post AV Rant #907: RBH Impression Series Mk 3 appeared first on AV Rant.

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