Format war? What not another one! Well we talk about it a little in this episode. Erin is getting some speakers, 10,000 dollar speakers! Joe is excited for his upcoming HTP-1 review, lots of features he can use! Shillin10 is a 10% coupon off the Spatial Audio Calibration Toolkit, can be used at https://spatialcd.com/

Back from NAMM, Joe and Channa are talking about studio plans. They also talk about what they saw at NAMM. Erin is asked about bass management in a two channel systems. Visio TV keeps rebooting, what should our YouTube viewer do with the TV? New Roadhouse movie that is coming soon is legit?

When Magic Beans is released do you have to worry about the attenuation from an acoustically transparent screen? Demo material you want demo material? Well check out the spatial audio calibration toolkit discord group demo material, new stuff too! CES coverage still in coming from Channa. Joe and Channa are going to NAMM. Phase inversion because of a port?

SVS has a new lineup of speakers! Also Sonus faber showed some big stuff from them and McIntosh. Channa goes over how impressed he was with the Dolby Flex Connect demos he got. And so much more!

Channa goes to CES 2024, reports back on the transparent TV from LG. Is Recalibration needed after changing the crossover frequency in your receiver? Magic Beans is coming along, and adding things to the builds almost daily. And more!

Channa is gearing up for CES and The NAMM Show coming up. We take to remixing movies lacking Atmos heights! 115" TV, coming to US EVER?!? Sonos speakers or a sound bar for a receiver free setup! Channa makes some of his own Atmos scenes, that he made with audio only! Channa is running through his receivers to try Magic Beans-True Target on almost all major brands. Height speaker placement demos coming.

We know Dirac has been and will probably continue to be a premium product, so is $799 for the full package from Dirac to much? Let us know! Also we talk TV's should one go higher end and smaller or should you go mid tier and go larger? Erin talks about his review of the KEF LS60 powered stereo speakers. Arendal speakers not enough bass? But their subs do! True Target by Magic Beans Audio, review coming for several receivers from Channa!

Magic Beans is really in beta as they say. Hot Dogs on a stick, speakers on a stick. Arendal 1723 speakers! Erin bought a pair of which KEFs? Magic beans is finding the room transfer function, or what the room does to the speaker. Auro3D and Atmos 13.1 for optimized for both. Are front wides used more than a voice of god speaker and center height speaker up front? Magic beans works with a miniDSP? Elac Unifi2.0, or Elac Debut Reference? Channa is going to CES!

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JBL Bar 1000! Auro 3D comes to Shield. Which AVRs allow delays, volume and crossovers after Dirac? Mixing for home, object based mixes vs channel based mixes? Worth an upgrade to 11 channel receiver?

Joe made a video about height speakers and used Channa as a demonstration tool. Sometimes running speaker wire leads you to a position less than ideal. Negative reviews or positive reviews? What does adding more subs do to system response? Is an 18dB cut to much when calibrating? Acoustic treatment, needed?

Joe's Video: https://youtu.be/o_EpJr6yRyU?si=nWb7g5eNh4RQC9ur

Channa's Latest Video: https://youtu.be/ySC-IxRcmFg?si=0rRi_TfYIIPoyi8p

Erin's Latest Video: https://youtu.be/-q4VkErtoAQ?si=EiCMn9BKaCzHewQH