AVexcel

AVexcel - Episode 175
Recorded on March 30, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- 2022 LG OLED pricing/availability
- LG C2 OLED panel lottery
- Disney+ edits Netflix Marvel acquisition
- Android's Apple TV app problem
- Spotify pays $7B in 2021
- HLG and HGiG calibration
- Audyssey Labs calibrated mics
- 1MORE PistonBuds Pro
- Active noise cancellation
- Analyzing your viewing habits
- Loudness normalization
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 174
Recorded on March 17, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Samsung S95B QD-OLED TV
- Amazon acquires MGM
- Subpixel love
- Vacuum tube shortages
- Netflix and account sharing
- Cleaning cellphone speakers
- Epson Pro Cinema LS12000
- Polk MagniFi Mini AX
- Cruella
- The Mitchells vs The Machines
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 173
Recorded on March 10, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- 2022 OLED price leaks
- Obi-Wan Kenobi trailer
- New Denon soundbar
- KEF has a sale
- 85-inch TV recommendations
- AVR pass-through
- QLED vs LCD vs OLED vs QD-OLED vs ...
- The Batman at Dolby Cinema
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 172
Recorded on March 3, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- LG and Sony OLED early reviews
- Epic Games acquires Bandcamp
- SONOS Roam SL + mac/PC app
- Remembering Alan Ladd Jr.
- Outdoor audio options
- Atmos in a smaller room
- New RSL Speedwoofer
- ONVIF and security cameras
- Essential Craftsman home build
- RR Buildings/Perkins Builder Bros
- Seven Samurai and other must-sees
- SONOS V. GOOGLE has an answer
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 171
Recorded on February 24, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Sonos' turntable
- U-Turn Orbit Basic Turntable
- The gorgeous Marantz 40n amp
- Cambridge Audio Evo 75/150 All-in-One Player
- The Color Rendering Index of lighting
- A flashlight with a good CRI
- Kali Audio LP-6 2nd Wave studio monitors
- Haptic transducer systems
- Outdoor event audio options
- Great security camera reviews
- Robert's favorite 40x PTZ cam
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 170
Recorded on February 18, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- 2022 projector tech
- Epson Pro Cinema LS12000 laser
- LG HU715Q UST + HU710P long-throw
- Screen cleaning safely
- AnchorIt.gov
- Valve Steam Deck + iFixit
- JDS Labs Element III
- A superb soundbar roundup
- Living room to Home Cinema
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Joe's Classic Video Games
- Robert likes MotoGP
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 169
Recorded on February 10, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Redoing AV gear placement
- Academy Awards notes
- AC Infinity AVR/amp coolers
- Calibrating the Sony A90J OLED TV
- ATSC 3.0 channel scanning
- 100Mbps 4K video streams
- Home Theater PC alternatives
- Value powered speakers
- JDS Labs Element III
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 168
Recorded on February 5, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Philips bringing OLED.EX tech
- Calibration updates
- Testing CalMAN 2022
- Vanatoo's Transparent One Encore
- Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 THX
- Sub $100 soundbar options
- Dead Fullas piling up
- Elgato's Wave XLR
- Sonos VS Google
- Winter Olympics
- Unclaimed Property Search
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 167
Recorded on January 26, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- AVexcel's Best of 2021
- Supply chain suckage
- Pricing entry-level speakers/kits
- Great AV cables, TVs, discs, streaming, and sound
- C9 OLED update v05.25.07
- Audiocheck.net is very useful
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 166
Recorded on January 13, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- CES 2022 favorites
- Hisense 8K RGB laser projector
- LG Display's next-gen OLED.EX tech
- Samsung's QD-OLED tech
- Samsung Freestyle projector
- Sony A95K and Z9K Master Series TVs
- TCL 8K OD Zero TV
- Noveto N1 beamforming speaker
- SVS's new in-wall subwoofer
- Shure Aonic 40 wireless headphones
- HyperX Cloud Alpha wireless headset
- Cambridge Audio Alva TT V2/ST turntables
- JBL 4305P bookshelf loudspeaker
- Pantone's 2022 color of the year
- Follow the JWST
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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