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01/01/2025

AVRant Podcast #948 - Challenge Accepted

Happy New Year! Ascend's Titan tweeter Luna & Duo speakers. RSL limited-edition white finish. LG's Signature OLED T costs $60K. And Paradigm now owns GoldenEar.

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Happy New Year! Tom is back for our first episode of 2025. And thank you to Lee Overstreet for filling in 2 weeks ago.Ascend Acoustics has added Titan dome t...

18/12/2024

AVRant Podcast #947 - You're Gonna Be a Magnetar

Lee is unexpectedly here for our last episode of 2024! Tom's away sick. LG discontinues their Blu-ray players. New Apple TV 4K in 2025. HDMI 2.2 coming at CES.

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Funding for the podcast and videos by YOU!https://www.patreon.com/avrantpodcastPictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBVtn5For show notes wit...

11/12/2024

AVRant Podcast #946 - Cousin's Wife's Projector

Ascend HTM-200SE2 speakers. Auro-3D acquired by Dynaudio. Update on Tom's house. And too much cycling talk.

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Ascend Acoustics HTM-200SE2 speakers are Klippel optimized, leaving only one speaker in Ascend's entire lineup that hasn't been redesigned yet. Auro-3D was a...

04/12/2024

AVRant Podcast #945 - Rob's Mystery Purchase is…

Masimo Consumer clarifies what "discontinued operation" means. JVC can replace laser light engines. And Rob's a bad podcaster.

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Masimo Consumer clarifies that "discontinued operation" is just an accounting term, so the former-Sound United brands aren't shutting down in January. Reps f...

27/11/2024

AVRant Podcast #944 - Your Old Shoes Suck

We're back to our old selves. Denon, Marantz, and the other former-Sound United brands might simply cease operations in 2025.

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We are back to our old selves. A Masimo investor conference made it pretty clear they are done with Masimo Consumer, aka the former-Sound United brands such ...

22/11/2024

AVRant Podcast #943 - OLEDs and Restrictions

Lee and Joe join Rob for a 3-man show! Bose buys McIntosh. Kaleidescape awarded. LCR options for Lee. And more questions answered.

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20/11/2024

AVRant Podcast #942 - Writers Are Cheap

Tom is back! Like, for real. We catch up, say lots of thank yous, and answer some questions. TCL CSOT has inkjet printed OLED and QDEL displays.

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It's the return of Tom! Like, for real. We catch up on his current situation, say lots of thank yous, and answer some home theater and AV questions like we'r...

14/11/2024

AVRant Podcast #941 - Lee Knows VHS

83" QD-OLED from Samsung in 2025. Prototype micro-LED that can stretch from LG Display. Lee on converting VHS tapes to digital.

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Lee is here to co-host again. And he digs into some of the finer details of converting VHS tapes to digital. 83" QD-OLEDs are coming in 2025 according to Sam...

07/11/2024

AVRant Podcast #940 - Cassettes Every Week

Lee co-hosts. Rob & Lee both appeared on DJ's 25 Hours of Home Theater. RBH Impression 555-iw/r speakers. Netflix removes Interactive Specials.

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Lee Overstreet is back. Thanks to Joe Klusnick for guest co-hosting last week.Rob & Lee both appeared on DJ's Bright Side Home Theater Podcast 25 Hours of Ho...

07/11/2024

AVRant AVRant Podcast #939 - Joe's Spooky Season (Tom Update 2)

Joe Klusnick co-hosts and goes over all the spooky movies he's watched. Tom's 2nd update is good news & bad news. Pathé Palace goes MicroLED.

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Joe Klusnick co-hosts with Rob H this week. He's been catching up on spooky movies. And he tells the tale of how he acquired his latest high-end home theater...

07/11/2024

AVRant Podcast #938 - Don't Gaslight 'em

Lee co-hosts, and he watched 4 movies! Alien: Romulus gets a VHS version. Sonos Arc Ultra & Sub 4. And our Listeners are generous.

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Lee Overstreet co-hosts, and he watched four movies this week! Alien: Romulus will get a VHS Limited Edition release. Sonos announced their Arc Ultra SoundBa...

17/10/2024

AVRant Podcast #937 - Update From Tom!

Tom lets us know he's safe and what he's been dealing with. Lee co-hosts. Sound & Vision and Home Cinema Choice end print editions. FTC Amplifier Rule. ADTH NextGen TV USB.

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Tom is here! Not for the whole podcast, of course. But he lets us know he's safe, and everything he and his family have been dealing with post-two-hurricanes...

09/10/2024

AVRant Podcast #936 - The Tight Two

Lee Overstreet co-hosts. We're hoping Tom and his family will be ok. Sofabaton X2 rough date & price. Fasetto Audio Cu sends audio over power lines.

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Lee Overstreet co-hosts this week. Our thanks to Joe Klusnick for being here last week. We're all hoping Tom and his family will be ok through Hurricane Milt...

03/10/2024

AVRant Podcast #935 - Joe's Concise Answers

Joe Klusnick co-hosts. Tom's house was badly damaged :( Arendal 1528 Series. KEF Q Meta Series. NAD T799. DirecTV + Dish. Meta Quest 3S.

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Joe Klusnick joins Rob H on short notice. Tom's house was badly damaged by Hurricane Helene, we are sad to say :(Rob covers the news at the end of this episo...

25/09/2024

AVRant Podcast #934 - Six, Fifteen, or Thirty

Tom shouldn't be here! Wish him luck during hurricane Helene! Masimo ousts CEO Kiani from their board. Theatre Owners invest $2.2 billion. Sofabaton X2 Remote.

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Tom shouldn't be here! Wish him luck during hurricane Helene!Masimo ousts CEO Kiani from their board. Theatre Owners invest $2.2 billion. Sofabaton X2 Remote...

18/09/2024

AVRant Podcast #933 - All One Sentence

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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Tom is back! Our thanks to Lee Overstreet and Joe Klusnick for guest co-hosting last week. AirPods Pro 2 receive FDA approval for use as hearing aids. We fin...

13/09/2024

AVRant Podcast #932 - CEDIA 2024 Slideshow and News with Joe Klusnick

CEDIA Special! Guest co-host Joe Klusnick takes us through his in-person experiences. News from: JVC, ALR screens, Sony, SVS, Barco, MicroLED, OSD & Emotiva.

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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 cove...

11/09/2024

AVRant Podcast #931 - Unexpectedly Not CEDIA

This wasn't the plan! Hopefully a 2nd ep this week will fix it. Apple event. Kaleidescape Store on Strato V. Panasonic TVs back in NA. TCL QM9. Klipsch Flexus w/ Dirac. Onkyo RZ30.

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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 ...

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