Not a review! But Tom has received Sofabaton X2 & R1 sample units! Valve announced a trio of new hardware products: Steam Machine, Steam Controller, and Steam Frame VR Headset. And Amazon will block piracy apps on Fire TV devices.

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YouTube TV and Disney have a carriage dispute while Google leaves Movies Anywhere. LEGO and Star Trek leave Rob with no choice.

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Samsung HDR10+ Advanced will rival Dolby Vision 2. GiK Amplitude Panels replace both the Alpha and Impression Series. CEDIA Reference Level white paper.

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Warner Bros. Discovery is for sale, but most prospective buyers only want pieces of it. Tall subs, max output, lots of graphs, and more!

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Tom's new closet organizers. Rob's iOS 26 misadventures. Sofabaton X2 and R1 prices and pre-orders, plus a U3 Remote easter egg.

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We're back! Dirac ART is available for Denon & Marantz. Harman's plans for Sound United. Xbox Game Pass big price hike. Apple TV drops the plus.

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Sofabaton X2 Remote delayed. Electronic Arts sells for $55 billion to go private. 100% tariff on movies made outside the USA. Tom watched 2 movies!

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TCL 2026 X11L with SQD, and QM9/Q9M & QM10/Q10M RGB mini-LED TVs. Xbox price increases. AoIP, AES67 & Dante webinar.

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Tom is back! Thanks to Lee and Joe for co-hosting last week. Apple iPhone 17 Event. AirPods Pro 3. And Perlisten A-Series Speakers.

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This is our CEDIA 2025 Special! Joe Klusnick is back, having attended the CEDIA Expo in Denver, Colorado in person. We quickly catch up with Joe, and then dig right into this year’s noticeable trends Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCtQgW 00:00:00 – Intro Welcome back, Joe Klusnick! Don’t forget, we also posted a regular news, […]

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