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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 […]

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Tom's back! Thanks to Lee & Joe for co-hosting last week. AirPods Pro 2 get FDA approval as hearing aids. PS5 Pro. Motorized UST Projector Cabinets.

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It’s our CEDIA Special! Guest co-host Joe Klusnick takes us through a slideshow of photos to share his in-person experiences from the show floor. Plus we cover the product announcement news from Epson, JVC, Sony, Barco, Stewart, Screen Innovations, Elite Prime Vision, SVS, Just Video Walls, OSD, Emotiva & others. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBHgkF […]

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Things did not go according to plan! We had intended to cover CEDIA 2024 with Joe Klusnick this episode. But the internet wouldn’t allow it. So we’re hoping to record a second episode this week to set things right. Keep an eye out! Apple’s iPhone 16 event included AirPods Pro 2 becoming hearing aids. Kaleidescape […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Short episode this week. It’s Rob’s fault! We have a few more thoughts on the conceptual basis for Trinnov WaveForming. Emotiva has new XPA C Series amps with a more compact chassis. Paramount Television Studios has been shut down. And Epson unveiled a new QB1000 4K LCD projector. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBEb43 00:00:00 – […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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