AVexcel - Episode 200

AVexcel - Episode 200
Recorded on April 20, 2023
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- 200!
  - HBO goes Max 
  - Samsung S90C QD-OLED review 
  - VLC adds NVIDIA Video Super Resolution tech 
  - Emotiva BASX MR1 Cinema Receiver 
  - RSL Speedwoofer 12S 
  - Sony ELF-SR2 Spatial Reality Display 
  - Headphone Power Calculator 
  - Retro gaming console follow-ups 
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- Email us at ask@avexcel.com
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 184

AVexcel - Episode 184
Recorded on June 3, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Normalizing shipping costs
- Safely moving your TV
- Screen protectors for televisions
- Sonos "Sub Mini" FCC listing
- Monoprice Monolith in-wall subs
- Interesting iPhone headphone amp
- HDTVTest unboxes Sony A95K QD-OLED
- Linus' home theater setup
- "Hacks" on HBO Max
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- Email us ask@avexcel.com
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 181

AVexcel - Episode 181
Recorded on May 14, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Remembering Fred Ward
- Adios iPod
- Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones
- KEF LS60 Wireless R&D (PDF)
- SONOS Ray soundbar
- More Monolith amps by ATI
- Google I/O 2022
- Projectors: DLP vs LCD vs LCoS
- More microlens OLED tech
- Antenna Man on ATSC 3.0 DRM
- The love for vinyl
- LG OLED Pro monitor calibration
- Email us ask@avexcel.com
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 167

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AVexcel - Episode 167
Recorded on January 26, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- AVexcel's Best of 2021
- Supply chain suckage
- Pricing entry-level speakers/kits
- Great AV cables, TVs, discs, streaming, and sound
- C9 OLED update v05.25.07
- Audiocheck.net is very useful
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 158

AVexcel - Episode 158
Recorded on October 21, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Holiday shopping mayhem
- LG 32-inch UltraFine OLED
- Hisense Dual Cell review
- Google VS Roku
- Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin
- 1MORE ComfoBuds 2
- Pick the perfect sized TV
- Sweet speakers and headphones
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 157

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AVexcel - Episode 157
Recorded on October 7, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Blackout restrictions suck
- HBO Max has the classics
- Sony Z9J Master Series review
- Flanders Scientific 5000-nit+ monitor
- New mics and headphones
- Denon Home gets Alexa
- Kestrel Tab-Tension 3 Series screen
- Don't use OLED TVs for PC displays
- Stress test your PC
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 156

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AVexcel - Episode 156
Recorded on September 30, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- New Epson 4K120 projectors
- LG A1 OLED has arrived
- SYMFONISK table lamp Gen2
- Overscan and OLED TVs
- CanJam SoCal 2021
- Dan Clark Audio
- Audeze's new flagship
- Woo Audio WA7 Fireflies Gen3
- Etymotic ER4XR/ER4SR
- Hi-Fi Man Deva
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 127

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AVexcel - Episode 127
Recorded on December 17, 2020 
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- WB going all HBO Max
- PS5/Roku welcome HBO Max
- Picture presets are your friend
- Finding earpad replacements
- The Vizio Elevate
- AVR power ratings
- HDFury in its glory
- Picking the right speaker
- ATSC 3.0/NextGen doings
- Great home theater gear
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 115

AVexcel - Episode 115
Recorded on August 12, 2020 
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- CES 2021 goes digital only
- Joy of being under warranty
- The 2020 TCL 6-Series
- Pro monitor calibration
- Sony's new wireless headphones
- Display uniformity discussion
- Mulan remake coming to Disney+
- Hisense H9G looks good
- Solar-powered Raspberry Pi
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 113

AVexcel - Episode 113
Recorded on July 23, 2020 
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Quantum dot PC monitors
- LG's overheating TVs
- Great headphones and mods
- Vintage audio gear
- Raspberry Pi awesomeness
- Robert's PC update
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 88

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Recorded on August 23, 2018. 
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown: 
  - Samsung 8K TV
  - Pat's recent viewings
  - CEDIA 2018 preview
  - TV as a center channel speaker
  - Auto-calibration hell
  - Pat's favorite headphone
  - What we're watching
  - Your excellent feedback & questions 

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AVexcel - Episode 77

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Recorded on April 19, 2018. 
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown: 
  - Robert's new headphones
  - Learning to listen
  - Pat's Caavo considerations
  - Streaming bitrates
  - ATSC 3.0 approaches
  - Avoid OLED burn-in
  - Atmos speaker upgrade
  - Tiny surround sound speakers
  - Your excellent feedback & questions 

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AVexcel - Episode 52

Recorded on July 21, 2017 

Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron

The rundown:

  • A Tidal rant
  • Traveling with good AV
  • CEDIA - a favorite trade show
  • Answering your awesome questions
    • Video compression
    • Searching for great OLED deals
    • TV speaker upgrade on a budget
    • Bigger screen TVs
    • Rear-channel speaker options
    • Your first Blu-ray movie
    • Headphones for everyone

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AVexcel - Episode 43

Recorded on May 25, 2017 

Patrick Norton and Robert Heron are modding the home theater goodness 

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The tingly bits

Sweet Q&A

Headphone design redux

Final words

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AVexcel - Episode 39

Recorded on March 14, 2017 

Patrick Norton and Robert Heron are returning to the home theater goodness 

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Great 2017 TVs Arrive

AV101: bi-wiring

  • Each speaker gets its own amp wire
  • Not bi-amping

Pat's speaker doings

Great questions

Viewing doings

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Episode 37

Recorded on February 22, 2017 

Patrick Norton and Robert Heron are recovering the home theater goodness 

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Pat's audio exploration

Caavo

Calibration apps: Apple TV

Your AV answers

Value '4K' UHD TV considerations

  • Most do superb HD
  • Most lack color/brightness for good UHD
  • Cheat by lowering picture contrast

Eye-candy picks of the week

Robert's Calibrated Mic

Kubo and the Two Strings

Samsung Q8 arrives

  • Brushed stainless chassis/stand
  • Curved screen design
  • >1500-nits + dang good DCI

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Episode #029

 

Patrick Norton and Robert Heron are maximizing the home theater goodness

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The guys are (finally) back

What excites your senses

  • Domestic bliss
  • Mayhem in moderation
  • Less Mad Max in Bay Area

Speaker acceptance factor

Full-bore 3D sound setup

We want your questions ask@avexcel.com

Two Patreon Hangouts down + many more to come

Brian aka @neccros Tweeted a need for Class-T amplification

HDMI Follow-up

Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG) Follow-up

  • Not 'no metadata', but a scene-referred signal
  • For live production, not stuff on discs/streaming
  • Some 4K projectors support HLG now

Favorite Blu-ray/4K/Streaming

Transducers for all the LFE

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Recorded November 23, 2016

Episode #027

 

Patrick Norton and Robert Heron have returned for more home theater goodness

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The guys are (finally) back

  • Adventures and shoveling dirt
  • More Patreon Hangouts

Shop smarter every day

  • Black/Cyber/<insert name> <insert day(s)>
  • @snubs shopping laws
    • Know what you want
    • Know what it's priced at
    • Know what a real sale is

Rocky Mountain Audio Fest

Adventures in China + Hong Kong

  • 14,700+ miles/14 days
  • Planes, trains, cars, buses, foot
  • Hisense in Qingdao
    • Traffic automation masters
    • R&D facility
    • Assembly
    • (Destructive) testing
    • Subjective/objective analysis
    • RF/Anechoic chamber
    • Laser Cast TV
      • 4K DLP short throw laser
      • Screen is the key
      • See it in action at CES
      • ~$10K retail price
  • H8C Series TV out now
  • HDR H10C soon
  • Watching cell phones being born
  • Nantong...Shenzhen...Beijing
  • Kowloon/Hong Kong
    • Great public transit
    • No VPN needed
  • Powerplug adapter to rule them all
  • USB power pack
  • Travel more
  • Air quality concerns
  • N95 and P95 filtering recommended

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Recorded on November 14, 2016

Episode #019

Welcome to episode 019 of the AVexcel podcast

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This week Patrick Norton and Robert Heron are honing the home theater goodness

Epic late night enjoyment

HDR10 Update

Amplifications

New flix

4K Integral

  • HDR10 metadata injector
  • 2x2 matrix switch on steroids
  • Stylish dip switches

4K Roku TVs arrive

The randoms

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Recorded June 27, 2016

Episode #018

Welcome to episode 018 of the AVexcel podcast

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This week Patrick Norton and Robert Heron are related to the home theater goodness

HDR madness is afoot

seerpea wants a TV w/a light sensor

  • Available on many mid-to-premium models
  • Good for auto eye-friendly viewing
  • Setting often buried in the menus
  • Turn off during picture setup

Sound values

For the love of 3.5mm

Tom's going outdoor projection

Calibration time

Pat's head-related functions

Sounds from Robert

Be there for your friends

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Recorded June 23, 2016