What's this about Joe saying we have too many speakers? Brad from home theater gamer on YouTube, reviews the Spatial Audio Calibration Toolkit! What are Michael's favorite end game speakers? Brad's review of the SACT: https://youtu.be/l33Dmxq18v0
Is there a perfect TV? Micheal tours a Star Wars themed home theater that just wow'd Michael! Monolith C6 (center speaker vertically orientated) or Polk R200? 3D 4K? Is there such a thing? Will there ever be such a thing? Getting the right micro fiber for TV's and glossy speakers? (links below) From Channa about what he uses for microfiber cloths: "I use the 1100 pile for wiping the TV's and I use the 600 pile for holding/moving the TVs. The 700 pile is best for my stainless steel range." 600 pi...
Which towers for our listener, Klipsch RP-6000F II or SVS Prime Pinnacle? Going down memory lane: the Audio Control Epicenter, and dot matrix RTA!!! Monolith new MTM desktop speakers? miniDSP 2x4HD and subwoofer integration? TVs, better or bigger? Older receiver upgrade will our listener notice a difference upgrading? Thanks for listening!!!!
Joe And Channa Talk Spatial Audio Calibration Toolkit! Measurements First Or Listening First As A Reviewer? Where to get the Spatial Audio Calibration Toolkit: https://spatialcd.com/
Ealan joins us again. CES is in the books and Channa and Ealan get lost there trying to find Auro3D! But they do find Nakamichi, JBL/Harman and a few others! Joe is released from NDA and can finally talk Dirac's Active Room Treatment! Joes says it works, but raises a few questions along the way. We learn that Erin still has a McIntosh amp in plastic!
Michael wears a beanie! Tom Cruise and his crazy stunts! How much power do you really need for various speakers? SVS SB Ultra 13 or SVS SB3000? Channa gets some crocs! Merry Christmas if you are still celebrating and have a Happy New Year!!!
Jaremy joins us and talks spending three months with a Trinnov. Also we talk Anthem AVM70 & AVM90. Jaremy also talks having an Epson LS12000! Apple TV and Infuse. Getting rid of hum. We go into cables and whether Jaremy passed a blind test. Erin is getting some McIntosh in for review. Channa calls briefly! Also can you stack EQ filters? Techthusiasm: https://www.youtube.com/@Techthusiasm
Tune in Thursday December 15th 2022 for a product launch, links below! Christmas Movies anyone? Joe goes 7.1.4 in a 10'x10' room!!! Projector shoot out at Value Electronics! 40hz for a crossover point? Audio Technic tone arm, and what needle, and counter balance. 30 degree angles for left and right speakers? Is that still the best with 7 base layer speakers. Channa's quick takes on some of his receivers. What is perception of a small room for various speakers? Michael joined us late but is buyin...
We talk about Brad's system. We also talk about what lengths he has gone through to calibrate his speakers and TV. Brad is thinking about another miniDSP video! Going from 4 to 6 Atmos height speakers, in a small room is it worth it? Erin shares a lesson on why and how far away near field subs should be. Products we review get honest reviews! Taking up YouTube creation? Get your AUDIO right first! Be sure to like and subscribe to Brad's YouTube channel here!!! Want to find us on YouTube click he...
Michael becomes a Papa! When do you pay attention to acoustics of your room? Also Michael talks the Philippines trip! And are most amps ok with most loads? Magic beans is coming! Is there a pleasant hiss or hum from an amp?...Ever? Erin talks the Ebtech Hum-X. We also talk about smart home features!
Horns and Waveguides, what is what? Monolith small THX speakers. SVS sound path wireless units. And SVS new wireless speakers! Caller asks about directional RCA cables and XLR directionality!
Ealan asks if there is a standard crossover frequency for the overhead Atmos speakers? Joe compares computer up mixing power to Dolby and Auro3D up mixers! Channa and Joe make the observation that Atmos headphone listening can get sounds closer to you than in room Atmos, but at the same time the Atmos headphone listening can sound distant as well. 2 channel & Multi channel comparisons, is one guaranteed to be better then the other?
Comply ear tips for the AirPods. Biases against soundbars? Dolby Atmos processors differences from brand to brand? Speaker placements for one seat or all seats? Erin talks car vs home sound. Up coming reviews for Michael! And much more! Be sure to subscribe to Ealan's YouTube Channel. Ealan's Website click here....
How should Atmos be mixed? A dome or more of a cube. And which came first? A mixer chimes in about mix listening in studio. Auro-3D & Atmos setups and what can pan above you better? Joe has some Bluetooth speaker reviews coming up. Apple TV 4K new one! Arcam AVR11 at Channa's place is having HDMI hand shake problems.
Erin eyes a new system with McIntosh and Monolith, or JBL, or KEF, or Revel, or the in wall speakers??? Shane Lee (formally Spare Change) discovers his front wides need to be timbre matched because of Channa's demos. 5.1 system from monolith review coming up from Joe. Caller calls in about in walls. Zone 2 on a receiver, do we need it any more? Much less Zone 3? How close should a acoustically transparent screen be to in walls?
Channa explains Dolby Atmos speaker layouts! The Marantz AV10 $7,000 preamp is brought up a couple times. We also talk demo movies. Denon 3800 vs 4700. Is the Emotiva $1000 processor worth the money? AMT tweeters are good? And so much more is covered!!!
Michael shares some of what he saw and heard at CEDIA. Caller calls in about Cerwin Vega speakers. We also took calls on Dolby Cinema vs experience at home and other fantastic topics! We also celebrate Michaels 100K subscribers, first time Youthman was in to do so!!!
Ike From EasyHT Tech joins us half way through the podcast fresh from CEDIA. We talk all that Ike saw and heard. And ask Ike what his reaction to coming home to his own theater was like after seeing all that CEDIA provided. And our own Youthman passes 100K Subs and 20,000,000 views!!! Be sure to congratulate him on those mile stones!!!
Tim gets some new THX speakers from Monolith. Joe is using Encore speakers from Monolith. Two team members from Dirac visits Joe! Joe, Michael, and Tim all worked at Circuit City around the same time frame. Denon and Marantz get Dirac AND Audyssey. Distance error in with Audyssey can be corrected for with manual tuning and doing some multiplication. Is a power amp required? Does voice of god speaker make that much difference in Tim's or Joe's setups?
Klipsch RP-8000F II VS SVS Prime Pinnacle, which one brings home the bacon for you? Joe adds surround heights instead of rear heights. REW impulse response and correction? What was Michaels favorite home theater tour? Upgrading 5.1, go 7.1 or go 5.1.2? Klipsch RP-8000F II SVS Prime Pinnacle
Zappiti gets new skins and a new feature that allows a trailer to play before a movie starts! Erin Reviews a VERY VERY unique speaker! And Channa rants about mixing in Atmos! Thanks for listening!!! Don't forget to find us on YouTube, for clips, and Monday nights when we record the show: https://www.youtube.com/c/DailyHiFi
Channa mixes a awesome demo of Atmos and how your various set ups equal the end results. Michael will be celebrating a Birthday on Sept 4th, everyone email, message him, YouTube comment, on Sept 4th for his birthday. Denon and Marantz are going Dirac, or is it just a rumor? Multi-channel music, beyond two channel, is a thing but will it be here to stay? High velociraptor drivers? Brand new items are for beta testers only these days? Parasound Amp good to go at $1800??? Channa's YouTube video of ...
Chris Seymour talked to Michael about a ALR screen from Seymour Screens. $350,000 pair speakers damaged in shipping to Audio Advice Live! Erin probably won't be bringing his Klippel to next years get together. Erin clears the air with no DSP on REL sub video from Shane Lee's interview of RELs engineer. Channa Loves his new Monolith coaxial THX speakers! Erin didn't see a big buck difference with new laser projectors! Is 8K coming to Blu-ray? Two SVS PB2000pro VS two SVS SB3000? What Are Streamin...
Channa made his dinner costs back and then some in Reno!!! Dirac is better but what is easier to set up? Erin wants tone controls right on front! Jamo speakers not so neutral frequency response? Single laser projector wins a shoot out? Michael is getting the Pioneer 505!!! On wall or In Wall speakers!?!
Channa is going to be trying out some $1,700 headphones. Michael got the Best Joy remote in for review. Channa just got an Arcam AVR11 in with Dirac live bass control. Joe explains Deoxit electronics contact cleaner. 1-2-3-4-5-6-...7 OLEDs? https://www.amazon.com/BESTJOY-Universal-SR001-Smartphone-Bluetooth/dp/B09SKQB4DJ Audeze MM-500 Arcam AVR-11...
The Daily HiFi Treehouse is open? What are transients on a waveform? Apple Music in a home theater from an AppleTV! Kraftwerk track gets Michael smiling! Reggie and Michael bond over that track!
Joe does this wonderful thing for his Mom, upgrades her hearing with out her need to always wear her hearing aids. Also Paul and Tim fresh from getting done at MWAVE, talk about what they saw. https://midwestavexperience.com maybe in the books, but the story's of new friendships and lasting memories are here to stay.
Erin goes to Joe's home and listens to Auro-3D and Atmos. And gets to hear them back to back with a button press or two. Erin asks a few negative commenters to do it themselves! Joe is asked if he bought subscribers???!!!??? Russound amp for SVS speakers? More excursion more air moved. REL has new subs!
A Lot of the brands that Michael has worked with are giving away prizes big prizes in some cases!!! Zidoo is some how pronounced like Zipper! Acoustical panels clear Michael's dialog in his theater! AVR's take the longest time to review! MWAVE is coming...see you in Lawrence Kansas, July 22-24, 2022! https://midwestavexperience.com/
3" mastering speakers? Buying things to buy things? Is it ok that non-audio orientated companies are buying up the industry staples? VU meters for speaker level outs? And are measurements equally weighted?
