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Tom is away this week, so Lee Overstreet joins Rob as our guest co-host. JL Audio is being acquired by Garmin. Sonos finally admits their Arc SoundBar has a big problem with some Atmos signals. And if you don’t want ads, Disney+ and Hulu are getting significantly more expensive. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjARbyr 00:00:00 […]

NASA+ streaming is free and doesn’t have ads. Disney stops sending physical media of any kind to Australia & New Zealand. LG’s Wireless M3 OLED TVs are real and not as expensive as we thought. And we’ve got suggestions for good kids’ headphones. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAQjNP 00:00:00 – Intro 00:07:30 – What We Watched […]

New Monolith M2100X, M3100X & M5100X amps from Monoprice. PS5 beta firmware adds Dolby Atmos for games & streaming. Samsung’s 89″ Micro-LED TV and Sony’s 2023 A95L QD-OLEDs get pricing. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAPzZq 00:00:00 – Intro 00:03:22 – What We Watched Rob watched Knock at the Cabin. 00:14:26 – Listeners of the Week Our […]

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Oppenhemier, and Barbie reviews! AMC cancels Sightline pricing. Netflix eliminates the Basic Tier. Emotiva BasX MR1L 9-channel Receiver. Denon S670H & S770H Receivers. And is the Steelbook cover for WandaVision that doesn’t come with any Blu-ray discs in it for real? Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjANEf8 00:00:00 – […]

IMAX 70mm Film theaters had to be modified to accommodate Oppenheimer’s 3-hour runtime. Emotiva released their BasX A11 11-channel amplifier for $1,300. Xbox Game Pass Core will replace Live Gold on Sept 14. And we get more specifications about Loudness and Reference Volume. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAMRmd 00:00:00 – Intro 00:04:05 – What We Watched […]

Salk Sound is shutting down their speaker business. Sony’s HT-AX7 Portable Theater System is truly wireless with removable Surround speakers. Bright Side Home Theater Podcast interviewed recording engineer Paul Hurt about Reference Volume at home. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAM1kx 00:00:00 – Intro & What We Watched Rob watched Infinity Pool. Tom watched Tour de France: Unchained […]

Happy Canada Day and 4th of July, everybody! Paramount+ joined Max and Disney+ in removing original shows from their streaming service, including Star Trek: Prodigy. Meta Quest+ is a VR game subscription service for $8 a month. And Audyssey MultEQ-X Pro doesn’t add any technical features, but it makes the license purchasing process easier, as long as […]

Welcome back, Tom! We get to hear about his family vacation, and watching movies on a plane. Netflix eliminated the Basic Tier in Canada. Can other countries be far behind? Xbox Series X will go up in price outside of the US. Xbox Game Pass also gets a price hike, including in the US. And […]

Welcome back Lee Overstreet, pinch-hitting once again! JVC dropped the price of their NP5 4K projector by $1,000. PS5 cloud game streaming might give Project Q a reason to exist. A couple corrections & clarifications for us. And plenty of home theater questions answered! Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAJy9T 00:00:00 – Intro & Welcome Back, […]

Welcome Curt G, another new guest co-host this week, with a leg up on Rob since he’s actually met Tom in person! We chat about Curt’s home theater setup and being an enthusiast. Then we dive into news about specs for Apple Vision Pro’s displays, Samsung adding an 83″ WOLED TV to their S90C Series, […]