AVexcel - Episode 145

AVexcel - Episode 145
Recorded on June 29, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Budgeting your home theater
- Qualcomm's Snapdragon Sound tech
- 83-inch OLEDs arrive
- Sennheiser CX True Wireless
- 120Hz Dolby Vision is official
- YouTube TV goes 4K
- Robert's new 1440p monitor
- Best 4K Blu-ray player
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 144

AVexcel - Episode 144
Recorded on June 26, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Save your sweet calibration
- Direct Display Control
- LG OLED 120Hz Dolby Vision
- THX Certified Dominus
- Nits, Lumens, and Lux redux
- Sennheiser Consumer update
- Outdoor projection on a budget
- Soundbar love
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 143

AVexcel - Episode 143
Recorded on June 16, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Nits, Lumens, and Lux
- Black level vs. Brightness
- ELAC Uni-Fi Reference
- Speaker/Sub deals
- Projector calibration follow-up
- Denon/Marantz AVR updates
- Emotiva GR1 Headphone
- SINAD FAQ
- When OLED isn't the answer
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 142

AVexcel - Episode 142
Recorded on June 3, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Mare of Easttown
- Samsung's 4K RGB Laser Projector
- Apple TV 4K Gen 2
- Return of Alamo Drafthouse
- VAVA responds to Epson
- Short-throw projector hell
- Brightness vs. black level
- Replacement headphone pads
- Taco Chronicles
- Doom Eternal rocks
- So much calibration
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 141

AVexcel - Episode 141
Recorded on May 27, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- (Apologies for the audio glitches!)
- Spotify's Car Thing
- Dune 2021 this Fall
- Yamaha AVR 4K120 fix
- Amazon buying MGM Studios
- Reavon's premium UHD disc player
- Ambient light rejection
- LG HU85LA lust
- Screen Innovations and Elite Screens
- 3-chip DLP Cinema 4K RGB laser projector
- JDS Labs Atom DAC/DAC+
- HDR done right
- Lost and found
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 140

AVexcel - Episode 140
Recorded on May 21, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Apple Music's Spatial Audio
- SID's Display Week
- WOODOO's Digital Wood
- Calibrating older OLEDs
- Grado Labs X Driver
- Automatic Atmos conversion
- Epson vs. VAVA
- McIntosh MB20 BT transceiver
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 139

AVexcel - Episode 139
Recorded on May 13, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Sennheiser sold
- TCL's XL 85-inchers
- Sonos ARC software update
- Belated May the 4th
- Roku OS turns 10.0.0
- "HDR-compatible" TVs
- Backyard projection pitfalls
- Trade shows return
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 138

AVexcel - Episode 138
Recorded on May 6, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- The Mitchells vs. The Machines
- Hisense 2021 TV launch event
- 1400-nit Asus gaming monitor
- Too many streaming services
- HDMI fiber optic cables
- Monoprice Monolith Amps
- Atmos and sub-optimal ceilings
- Epson 4010 vs. 5050UB
- Calibrating streaming sources
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 137

AVexcel - Episode 137
Recorded on April 29, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- 4K120 fix for Denon/Marantz AVRs
- Xbox audio passthrough beta
- More OLED rumors and great deals
- Apple TV's Color Balance tested
- HDR vs screen life
- Projecting HFR
- Amazon + LOTR = $$$$
- OLED temperature check
- Update your graphics drivers
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 136

AVexcel - Episode 136
Recorded on April 20, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Caavo lives
- CalMAN's Aurora Color Engine
- The new Apple TV 4K
- Ted Lasso Season 2
- Shure Aonic 50 review
- Bowers & Wilkins PI5 & PI7 headphones
- Epson EpiqVision Ultra LS500 on sale
- Great gaming headsets
- 2021 TV rumors
- #askavexcel
- Great home theater gear
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 135

AVexcel - Episode 135
Recorded on April 11, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Harmony remotes are not gone
- Samsung sourcing LG OLED rumors
- Cambridge Audio Evo 75 & Evo 150
- THX Onyx headphone amp/dac
- ATSC 3.0 update
- Calibration celebration
- 2021 OLED spectral results
- Aging OLEDs & TV settings
- AirPods Pro + Comply ear-tips
- #askavexcel
- Great home theater gear
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 134

AVexcel - Episode 134
Recorded on March 26, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- More 2021 TV reviews
- Christie disinfection tech
- TRN 15BA Flagship earbud
- Pat's Justice League experience
- This Old House on Roku
- Robert's best meter
- Audio testing and tips
- #askavexcel
- Great home theater gear
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 133

AVexcel - Episode 133
Recorded on March 18, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- New LG, Samsung, and Sony TVs
- Sonos Roam portable speaker
- Justice League arrives
- Netflix and password sharing
- Great speaker wire
- Rip and verify CD Audio
- #askavexcel
- Great home theater gear
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 132

AVexcel - Episode 132
Recorded on March 3, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- 2021 TVs in sight
- Brightest OLED of them all
- Paramount+ has arisen
- Classic Simpsons look classic
- HBOMax doings
- Lossless listening tests
- #askavexcel
- Great home theater gear
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 131

AVexcel - Episode 131
Recorded on January 29, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- LG OLED sale
- Wonder Woman has left the building
- Video noise reduction redux
- Free TCL TV calibration app
- Classic game consoles w/4K TVs
- Less burn-in w/2021 OLEDs?!?
- Surveillance cameras
- Great home theater gear
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 130

AVexcel - Episode 130
Recorded on January 21, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- America's Finest News Source
- 2K vs 4K detail perception
- Projector news/calibration
- Denon Home Sound Bar 550
- KEF KC62 sub w/Uni-Core tech
- Shure AONIC 50 headphones
- Sennheiser HD 25Club + IE 300
- Jabra, V-MODA, Helm Audio, 1More
- Great home theater gear
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 129

AVexcel - Episode 129
Recorded on January 16, 2021  
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Happy New Year
- CES 2021
- Mini LED-backlit TVs
- Laser Projectors
- HDMI 2.1 matures
- AI AV
- ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV
- OLED dominance
- Great home theater gear
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 128

AVexcel - Episode 128
Recorded on December 28, 2020 
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- 2021 TV rumors...
- Panasonic OLED in the USA
- Mini-LED vs Micro-LED
- Netflix speed button
- Video subscription annoyances
- AirPods Max impressions
- Aeon 2 Noire
- KFConsole w/Chicken Chamber
- Great home theater gear
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 127

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 126

AVexcel - Episode 126
Recorded on December 10, 2020 
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- WB going all HBO Max
- Christopher Nolan is pissed
- Anime consolidation
- Samsung's new 110-incher
- CES 2021 preview
- RetroPie = Fun
- Discovery+ is a thing
- Butterworth's test tracks
- A kid's first speaker set
- Chroma subsampling
- Sonos dual-sub upgrade
- Great gear
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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