SACT (spatial audio calibration toolkit) was only the beginning, additional things are coming!!! Keep a watch out for those things! Also Magic Beans Audio is announcing True Target!!! Erin tweaked his back again. Erin and Joe talk about Klipsch The Sevens, specifically Erins review! CEDIA is about to ramp up! Anthony Grimani is glad Channa and Joe made the SACT, so he wouldn't have to!!! Channa breaks wind, or at least his PA speaker does!
Sep 06, 2023•1 hr 22 min
Channa is talked down from the Genelec monitors. Joe has a second event and talks about future events in Southern California. Joe got to hear the JBL 4329P, and is wowed! But to reel it in he compared them to the the Kali LP-6 V2, what was better? Klippel or REW ghetto spinorama?
Aug 30, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 148
Erin and Joe discuss the Monolith THX certified compact system. Viewers ask Joe if he survived hurricane Hilary. Also Erin talks about his car system upgrade. How many amps did he go with?!? Wow! They also reminisce about MP3 players of old. 32MB player? Mega Byte!
Aug 23, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 147
Channa went to Sweetwater in Indiana for a Atmos mixing class! Joe holds an event demoing magic beans and other things in SoCal. Tim (our Daily HiFi video editor) also joins in this show at Joe's. Chris Walker from Elac was at Joe's event so was Justin Zazzi from Harman. Channa shops for speakers after Sweetwater mix class! Joe took questions at his event on his app, Magic Beans.
Aug 17, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 146
Channa takes us on a tour of Audio Advice Live, 2023. Erin Brings up that he has the Monolith THX Compact satellites.
Aug 09, 2023•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 145
Dirac changes long lived crossover point for one of our viewers! Joe got some Pioneer up firing speakers and they have an odd trait. Joe talks about a sub that is musical??? Erin doesn't see "Designed by Erin Speakers" anytime soon. And Channa teases something coming from himself and Joe!!!
Aug 02, 2023•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 144
Nackamichi Dragon is for the right person! Is that you? Is Channa going to Sweetwater for an Atmos mixing master class? Channa and perhaps Erin are going to audio advice live! Zappiti is gone? And Zidoo is gone? Say what! MBL speakers website that we were talking about: https://www.mbl.de/en/loudspeakers . Definitive Technology DM70 set to small or large? Car subs in home theater or no?
Jul 26, 2023•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 143
Erin sent screen shot to his Mom when Sean Olive called him out on being what a speaker reviewer should be! Congrats to Erin! MWAVE went down this past weekend. Tweeter differences, and how they interact in room. Studio monitors with bluetooth? "Harman Target Curve" vs what magic beans finds to be the target curve! And yes Channa joined us for awhile from the ER this episode! Level matching the proper way?
Jul 19, 2023•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 142
Brent And Dennis were all too kind to come onto Daily HiFi and talk as long as they did! We talked their history and where they worked. Also talked in depth of testing subwoofers. Disturbing trends for reviews came up as well. In room predictions from a Klippel vs real world measurements! Brent talks being threatened for honest reviews on the bad equipment. Also Dennis and Brent share their long list of equipment they have in their respective systems! Audio Unleashed is a podcast that Brent Butt...
Jul 12, 2023•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 141
Billy buys some KEF R3 Meta because of Erin's recent review. Channa learned from a young age that hifi is fun and equipment matters. Joe would love to bridge the gap from measurements matter to the only what you hear matters camps. Erin takes pause with shopping hifi shops, vs hearing what you would hear in your room. And finally Joe digs a hole, a big giant hole! Brent Butterworth and Dennis Burger will join us July 10th on YouTube. For Show Merch: shop.dailyhifi.com...
Jul 05, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 140
Channa's link to his upcoming (as of this posting) live stream mixing session: https://www.youtube.com/live/8gicDPTCiK0?feature=share Magic Beans and calibrated mics? Is there a rumored second SACT or at least available to more people? Minimum number of height speakers?
Jun 28, 2023•2 hr 13 min
Ed talks MSO (Multi Sub Optimizer). Also he discusses subwoofer placement. We also go over eq and why nulls can't be corrected period. Phase response and phase rotation. Full range? Ummmm, you really still need a crossover on every speaker. Small speakers are a VAST majority in speakers out there! Double bass, what is it, do you want it? DSP latency of SVS subwoofers? Is a system 7.4.6 or really 7.1.6 with 4 subwoofers? Nick from SVS briefly stops in too! He also does a quick lightening round wi...
Jun 21, 2023•1 hr 59 min
Cory fields a few questions from our YouTube Audience! Also Cory goes over a little on how his shop carries everything from beginning of the audio chain like guitars to the end of the audio chain with the likes of Perlisten Speakers. What a shop! Check out his shop at: https://paducahhometheater.com/ Also do not forget about our merch at: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyHiFi/store Thanks for listening and supporting what we do!...
Jun 14, 2023•1 hr 16 min
Apple previews Vision Pro "spatial vision". Ed Mullen from SVS is going to be on the show soon. Erin is looking for HDMI speakers that are under $500, if a sound bar can be $140, why not some speakers? DIY subwoofers, are ALWAYS better? Maybe not? SACT Spatial Audio Calibration Toolkit is doing well. Dreamedia is doing a man cave make over for a guy who broke his back, very touching videos for the makeover! Flat anechoic is not flat in room! And you don't want flat in room! Erin buys a FRFR spea...
Jun 07, 2023•1 hr 32 min
What are ok apartment subwoofers? Join the discord for the spacial audio calibration toolkit, link to that comes with the kit purchase. Shout out to Reverend Slim, for all he does in that discord group. EQ'ng speakers or is it Room Correction? MoFi point source speakers and concentric speakers in general, problem areas. Pro sound speakers disconnect from what we use at home. Do companies care? Spears and Munsil disc? Does one need to recalibrate with new couch or furniture layout?
May 31, 2023•1 hr 48 min
Kali, Q acoustics, and Bowers & Wilkins. Channa is pool side wearing a sweater. Joe measures the Sound United demo room. Erin wants to measure taller speakers. and just might be able too, SOON! Erin likes speakers that can be shaped to the right curve, and Joe wants something that is more correct out of the box. Joe explains a little more about Magic Beans. Erin shares that he has 10 pair of speakers in for review!!! Whew! Including MoFi Electronics - SourcePoint 10 Bookshelf Speakers. Joe s...
May 24, 2023•1 hr 15 min
This is a must listen! Anthony talks about the time he made a test DVD disc. Also talks about his time at Dolby! He covers what we can hear vs what we can measure. And also takes the time to talk about the 4 things we can do to make speakers sound better in a room! Anthony goes on to share about why mics are just part of the equation is testing speakers, our ears are the rest of the equation! He also goes on with why off axis is just as important as direct sound from a speaker....
May 17, 2023•1 hr 58 min
Erin sees if the Triad In Room Gold measure up! Using Audyssey and miniDSP together. Setting phase of subwoofers in main listening position. Wisdom Audio called Joe about the SACT (Spatial Audio Calibration Toolkit) and using it for tests. Anthem ARC or Dirac. 3800H as a preamp. Dynaudio and matching Atmos speakers to them? Magic Beans and the SACT, can they work together? Tim (our video editor) confesses that his subwoofers have not been calibrated yet, that he has had those subs for weeks now....
May 10, 2023•1 hr 10 min
Do you all have identical speakers all the way around? Bed layer and heights or just front three? Or not even the front three? Did you know some manufacturers do not get everything right, like basic math? Can Denon and Marantz adjust phase for all 4 subwoofer outs on the newer models? Panning laws in digital audio workstation software, is not standard!!! Erin is thankful to have a Klippel in his dinning room? Joe turns into a life coach! Be sure to like and subscribe to Ealan's YouTube channel o...
May 03, 2023•2 hr 14 min
Magic Beans beta signup now live, link below! Denon/Marantz newer firmware. JVC projectors blacks. Buttkicker Mini install, which amp? BIC PL300 VS used better sub, or reel in those expectations? Michael gets a MadVR setup! Reviewer bias, does everyone acknowledge their bias? Perlisten to Monolith Encore! Magic Beans Beta Sign: https://joentell.com/mb-beta/
Apr 26, 2023•2 hr 5 min
Erin ponders an audio precision unit. Kali has a $2,000 for a pair of desktop studio monitors, we can't wait to get our hands on some! MoFi also introduces a 8" version of their very large 10" bookshelf speakers. Joe gets a JBL car amp/processor from yesteryear so he can get a center channel out in his car. One of our watchers (Fred) gets some Arendal speakers and is shocked how good they are! Even though Erin tested them and they tested well! Can you use an older receiver as a two channel amp? ...
Apr 19, 2023•1 hr 49 min
Erin's Tesla has Spatial Audio. Michael is ALL JTR now with addition of eight 110HT SL 10inch speakers, and he says he is done with his speaker journey??? Schiit Audio adds a surround sound matrix processor/dac/headphone amp, say what!!! Joe's client adds Helmholtz resonator's for bass traps and takes out frequencies that might not have needed to be taken out! IOM classic premium mono, class D amp! Can Joe and Family find out which sub is playing pink noise? Joe's Magic Beans is coming, trust hi...
Apr 12, 2023•1 hr 32 min
12S RSL Subwoofer! What speakers are in our systems? Where do acoustical panels go? Projector vs TV? A weighting or do you want to use C weighting? Subwoofer not turning on? Magic Beans are still on the way!
Apr 05, 2023•1 hr 41 min
What do we up mix and to what: Auro, Dolby Surround, DTS? Calibration that works for all seats? Or just (MLP) Main Listening Position? Onkyo previews the RZ70! Denon and Marantz update breaks some stuff? What movies made us cry in sadness or in laughter? Calibration levels in dB? And As Channa says at the end: "Don't Forget To Become a Patreon!" You can do so HERE!
Mar 29, 2023•1 hr 56 min
Joes MagicBeans app is getting there! Erin is starting to test things with an Audio Precision unit, first up amps and preamp processor from McIntosh. Michael gets his snow fix for a little bit!!! Upmixing to front wides and native content for front wides. Do you think old or new speakers are the da bomb? Size of resistors that Erin uses for testing are massive, + a giant heatsink! Thanks for listening!!!
Mar 22, 2023•2 hr 12 min
Joe's app is almost at beta testing phase woot, woot!!! Spatial Audio Calibration Toolkit discs are on the way for those that purchased a disc!!! miniDSP 2x4HD or Denon with MultEQ-X? We have a discord group for the SACT, don't forget to ask questions there! What are Joe and Michael getting for their systems next? Joe has some subs to test! Buy a new house with in ceiling speakers, and trying to figure out if they are useable?!? Sony has new receivers, but the AZ3000ES has no preouts. Zidoo or Z...
Mar 15, 2023•2 hr 5 min
AV10, does Channa hear a difference compared to the Pioneer receiver it replaced? Joe finally replaces the tweeter in the Monolith Encore. Brand NEW 10", 12", 14" and 16" subs from Klipsch, is one of those "the beast"? NEW subs from Elac some with unique surrounds on the drivers. DSP delay from subwoofers. Denon 3800 & 4800 differences. In ceiling speakers for Atmos and for whole house? Klipsch RP Subs! Elac Varro Subs!...
Mar 08, 2023•1 hr 54 min
Netflix goes two channel spatial audio. Joe is making an app!!! Oh My!!! Subwoofer connections? Dirac Impulse and Phase? Dirac Art? Youthman deals!!! Joe knows nothing about snow! Erin hasn't snuggled with his McIntosh amp yet? Netflix Demonstration Video
Mar 01, 2023•2 hr 1 min
Florida Audio Expo is over with, did Erin find a new speaker that he would want in his home? MWAVE part duet is coming July! Flown floating clouds for acoustic absorption? What headphones for noise cancellation, or mixing, or etc.! Directivity of subs and crossover frequency. What makes movie theater popcorn, movie theater popcorn. And we find out that Joe can press 2 or 3 bags of popcorn, maybe, if he is lucky, in low gravity!!!
Feb 22, 2023•1 hr 43 min
We also talk about Spatial Audio Calibration Toolkit, and why it might be late for the Disc to get to you. Erin gets a sound bar to go with his McIntosh amp, wait what? Ok maybe it's not for that use! Also the company behind Zapitti is coming out with a top of the line 4k player called the Magnetar! Note they are the same people behind the Reavon players, will that work out for them, having two lines of 4K UHD Blu-ray players?
Feb 15, 2023•1 hr 32 min
