It’s our final episode of 2024! And unexpectedly, Lee Overstreet joins Rob H as Tom was forced to be away with the flu. It wasn’t the plan. But we answer lots of questions, since we’re taking next week off for Christmas! LG has discontinued all of their Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray players. Apple will […]

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

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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 from JVC say they can replace the laser light engine in their projectors at a service center. And Rob is bad and annoying at podcasting. Here is our PayPal link. Anything donated via […]

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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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Lee Overstreet and Joe Klusnick guest co-host one more time now that Tom is back! It’s a 3-man show to put a bow on this chapter in AVRant history. Bose bought McIntosh and Sonus Faber. Kaleidescape won an award from Fast Company. We finally discuss Lee’s future LCR speaker options. And we answer lots more […]

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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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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 Samsung Displays parts lists. And LG Display has a prototype micro-LED display that can stretch. Here is our PayPal link. Anything donated via this link goes directly […]

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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 Home Theater marathon to raise funds for Movember. RBH added a 555-iw/r on-wall speaker model to their Impression Series. And Netflix is removing almost all of their Interactive […]

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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 goody! Tom provides a second update on how he and his family are doing. It’s some good news, and some bad news. And the Pathé Palace in […]

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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 SoundBar and Sub 4. And the generosity of our AV Rant Listeners has been on full display. Here is our PayPal link. Anything donated via this link goes directly to Tom […]

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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. Lee Overstreet co-hosts with Rob H. Sound & Vision and Home Cinema Choice both end their print editions and go online-only. The FTC has updated their Amplifier […]

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