Peter Madnick, Chief Alchemist at Audio Alchemy and veteran member of the audio industry, talks about various audio topics, including his history in the industry, vinyl records, phono-cartridge alignment, linear-tracking tonearms, Audio Alchemy's merger with ELAC, analog versus digital audio, tubes versus solid state, high-resolution audio, sample-rate and bit-depth upconversion, DACs and jitter, human audio perception, answers to chatroom questions, and more. 
Host: Scott Wilkinson 
Guest: Peter Madnick 
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HTG 342: The Audio Alchemist

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Listener Eric is moving his old AVR into the workout room, and he'd like to install some in-ceiling speakers to avoid taking up floor space. Scott Wilkinson has some recommendations. 
Polk Audio RC80i: https://amzn.to/44HU4ll 
Klipsch CDT-5650-C II: https://amzn.to/4bjkOet 
Klipsch CDT-5800-C II: https://amzn.to/3K3QGYl 
Yamaha NSIC800WH: https://amzn.to/3K0Qyce 
Acoustic Audio by Goldwood CS-IC83: https://amzn.to/3K4xaej 
Host: Scott Wilkinson 
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HTG 433: Budget-Friendly In-Ceiling Speakers Recommendations - Listener Question

Sony introduced its new TV lineup for 2024 at a special event last month. Surprisingly, the new flagship is not a QD-OLED as it has been for the last two year; it's a miniLED LCD with greatly increased brightness. There are also other LCD-based models and one new conventional OLED. Scott Wilkinson breaks it down. 
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HTG 432: Sony 2024 TV Lineup - Sony Finally Announced Its New Bravia TV Models

This month's featured home theater is a real gem. Built in a "box within a box" inside the owner's garage, its form follows function, resulting in outstanding performance that also looks great when the lights are on. 
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HTG 431: Black Box Home Theater! - This small, blacked-out home theater really performs!

Listener Carl Lundgren wonders why some directors make their movies for IMAX cinemas knowing that very few people will actually see them as intended. Scott Wilkinson speculates about why this might be. 
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HTG 430: Viewing Movies as Directors Intended - Why do directors film for rare IMAX cinemas?

Listener Greg Davis finds his center speaker somewhat dull sounding. Is there anything he can do to improve its sound, or is it a result of his hearing loss? Scott Wilkinson tries to help. 
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HTG 342: The Audio Alchemist

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