We will be giving away at least one Sofabaton X1S Universal Remote. Email us to enter the free, random draw. Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple CEO, with John Ternus taking his place in September. Optoma HCPro-5400 is a bright, RGB laser, DLP projector. PerListen X-Series on-wall speakers. And Disney Infinity Vision. Pictures shown in […]

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Oh, we’re getting creative with our episode numbers now! HSU is running their first sale on their D15-Chimera and D15-SC Super Charger to coincide with AXPONA. SVS has launched their new 3000 Micro R|Evolution subwoofer. Paradigm announced their all-new Premier V2 Series of speakers. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCR8gz 00:00:00 – Intro Our ridiculous episode numbers. Rob’s […]

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Schedules made us record a day late. Tom has some horrible surprise news to share. Sony is calling their RGB backlit LCD TVs “True RGB”. Revel announced their new Performa 4 Series speakers, which are literally the same as the Arcam Radia Series. And Sofabaton’s next universal remote will be the U3. Pictures shown in […]

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Tom has returned. Thank you to Lee Overstreet and Joe Klusnick for guest co-hosting last week. Kaleidescape is celebrating their 25th Anniversary. PlayStation 5 console prices are going up…a lot. And we discuss the improvements that Sofabaton brought to their X2 Hub-based remote with their latest firmware updates. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCPFZs 00:00:00 – Intro […]

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We’re back! Last week’s absence was spur of the moment, so apologies for that. Now Tom is away this week. But Lee Overstreet and Joe Klusnick are here to guest co-host with Rob. Barco is buying VerVent Audio Holding, the parent company of Focal and Naim. Xbox Mode is coming to all Windows 11 PCs. […]

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Now that the Sofabaton X2 Universal Remote is widely available, Sofabaton is running a sale on the X1S model. And we have a promo code you can use for extra savings: TOMX1S20 . RSL launched their online Encore Store with a cosmetic grading system on open box items for extra cost savings. The new CEO of […]

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Paramount Skydance gave their best and final offer to buy Warner Bros Discovery, and Netflix declined to match it. RTings now requires a paid membership to view their full product reviews, a change made in light of AI scraping all their data and leading to far fewer page visits. Tom has updates about his back, […]

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Tom is back. And so is his TV! Rob has fresh insights about the Sofabaton X2 Universal Remote. Tom has thoughts about computer monitors. Skyworth is taking over Panasonic’s TV division. Xbox CEO and President both left, and the former President of CoreAI is taking over. Paramount Skydance made their best and final offer to […]

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Tom is away this week. But we have a TV update anyway. Lee Overstreet AND Joe Klusnick both join Rob H. for the long-awaited 3-man episode. It finally happened! Lee’s MantelMount experience. Joe’s Kaleidescape viewing. Arcam Radia Series AV Amplifiers, Pre-Pro, Amps & Speakers. Arendal 1610 Series 8 Speakers. And why not lease your PS5 […]

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The latest in Tom’s QD-OLED TV repair saga. Our own subwoofer, computer monitor, and universal remote adventures. KEF Coda W self-powered wireless speakers enter a new, lower price bracket. Valve delayed its Steam Machine and Stream Frame. TCL is updating its Google TV interface to run on Android 14, which will add HDMI QMS support. […]

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