62 episodes
Home Theater Geeks (Audio) Home Theater Geeks
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Get the most out of your home theater with the latest advances, product reviews, and all things audio and video. Every Thursday, Scott Wilkinson shares his expertise, energy, and enthusiasm about how to make your A/V system sound and look its best. In this short-format podcast, Scott brings you news, reviews, interviews, and commentary, and answers your questions. You can join Club TWiT for $7 a month and get ad-free audio and video feeds for all our shows plus everything else the club offers...or get just this podcast ad-free for $2.99 a month.
New episodes every Thursday.
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$500,000 vs. $78 Turntable Blind Test
An AVS Forum member posted an interesting blind test that invited readers to listen to two audio files, one made from a $500,000+ turntable and the other from a $78 turntable, and asked them to identify which was which. The results are quite fascinating!
Host: Scott Wilkinson
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Budget-Friendly In-Ceiling Speakers Recommendations
Listener Eric is moving his old AVR into the workout room, and he'd like to install some in-ceiling speakers to avoid taking up floor space. Scott Wilkinson has some recommendations.
Polk Audio RC80i: https://amzn.to/44HU4ll
Klipsch CDT-5650-C II: https://amzn.to/4bjkOet
Klipsch CDT-5800-C II: https://amzn.to/3K3QGYl
Yamaha NSIC800WH: https://amzn.to/3K0Qyce
Acoustic Audio by Goldwood CS-IC83: https://amzn.to/3K4xaej
Host: Scott Wilkinson
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Sony 2024 TV Lineup
Sony introduced its new TV lineup for 2024 at a special event last month. Surprisingly, the new flagship is not a QD-OLED as it has been for the last two year; it's a miniLED LCD with greatly increased brightness. There are also other LCD-based models and one new conventional OLED. Scott Wilkinson breaks it down.
Host: Scott Wilkinson
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Black Box Home Theater!
This month's featured home theater is a real gem. Built in a "box within a box" inside the owner's garage, its form follows function, resulting in outstanding performance that also looks great when the lights are on.
Host: Scott Wilkinson
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Viewing Movies as Directors Intended
Listener Carl Lundgren wonders why some directors make their movies for IMAX cinemas knowing that very few people will actually see them as intended. Scott Wilkinson speculates about why this might be.
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Improving Center Speaker Sound & Dealing With Hearing Loss
Listener Greg Davis finds his center speaker somewhat dull sounding. Is there anything he can do to improve its sound, or is it a result of his hearing loss? Scott Wilkinson tries to help.
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