Podcast Archives - AV Rant

Arendal's smaller, less-expensive 1961 Series of speakers has returned. Sony suspends all Home Cinema Projector sales in Europe due to sanctions. LG drops support for DTS in 2025. TCL's 2025 TV lineup. The post AV Rant #961: Can’t Find It, Don’t Deserve It appeared first on AV Rant.

WiiM Vibelink Amp. Netflix adds HDR10+. HDR by Barco gets permanent installations. New, smaller Christie Dolby Cinema projector. The post AV Rant #960: Against Tom’s Will appeared first on AV Rant.

Rob's drain pipe leaked again. Sonos cancels streaming box. New Sony UHD Blu-ray player. Sony RGB mini-LED TV in 2026. The post AV Rant #959: We’re AV Flood Now appeared first on AV Rant.

A PlayStation 3 update in 2025. Warner Bros. DVD disc rot. TCL QM7K Series. HearAdvisor earplug measurements. The post AV Rant #958: Underlying Tension appeared first on AV Rant.

Oopsie. Tom quoted a bad word. And no bleeps here! Oscar winners. And more details about Eclipsa Audio. The post AV Rant #957: Curses appeared first on AV Rant.

Amazon MGM gets creative control of James Bond. '25 content budgets from most studios reported. And it's Rob's turn to deal with more water damage. The post AV Rant #956: CRT FTW appeared first on AV Rant.

Netflix connecting to Apple TV App Universal Search. NVidia Shield adds Auro-3D and better Frame Rate Switching. Comments on the Van Cave. The post AV Rant #955: Socialized Audio appeared first on AV Rant.

Sonos "Pinewood" Streaming Box. Panasonic selling off TV division. Curved 32" monitor and SoundBar picks. The post AV Rant #954: Boo appeared first on AV Rant.

Prototype QDEL and QDUV displays were shown at CES. And AV Gadgets is back up and running! The post AV Rant #953: Don’t Touch the Grenade appeared first on AV Rant.

Sony closes their recordable media division. Netflix is raising prices. Masimo names a new CEO. And listening to the teens about audio. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBZA2m 00:00:00 – Intro 00:02:08 – What We Watched Rob watched Star Trek: Section 31 00:17:52 – Listeners of the Week Our Listeners of the Week are David and […] The post AV Rant #952: The One with Edits appeared first on AV Rant.

Nintendo Switch 2 is official and will launch in 2025. Sonos’ CEO and CPO are replaced by the former CPO of Quibi. Gentex Corporation is buying VOXX International, which includes Klipsch, Onkyo, and Pioneer. Nakamichi announces an 11.2.6-channel ShockWafe Wireless SoundBar. And RUIPRO has Detachable Fiber Optic HDMI cables for easier installation and futureproofing. Pictures […] The post AV Rant #951: Rob’s Laugh appeared first on AV Rant.

What a year it’s been already. No What We Watched section this week. Disney bought Fubo TV and cancelled Venu Sports Streaming. Samsung & Google made Eclipsa Audio official as a new immersive audio format. Onkyo announced their Creator and Icon Series products. Panasonic might have the brightest OLED TV Series this year with their […] The post AV Rant #950: Sasi Annexes the Podcast appeared first on AV Rant.

CES '25 has started. HDMI Ultra96. LG G5 OLEDs ditch MLA. Samsung The Frame Pro. TCL 115" QM7. AWOL's AWALL affordable micro-LEDs. Hisense 136" MX micro-LED. The post AV Rant #949: Now Powered by AI appeared first on AV Rant.

Happy New Year! Tom is back for our first episode of 2025. And thank you to Lee Overstreet for filling in 2 weeks ago. Ascend Acoustics has added Titan dome tweeter versions of their Sierra Luna V2 & Duo V2 speakers, as well as piano gloss white as a finish option. RSL is offering a […] The post AV Rant #948: Challenge Accepted appeared first on AV Rant.

It’s our final episode of 2024! And unexpectedly, Lee Overstreet joins Rob H as Tom was forced to be away with the flu. It wasn’t the plan. But we answer lots of questions, since we’re taking next week off for Christmas! LG has discontinued all of their Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray players. Apple will […] The post AV Rant #947: You’re Gonna Be a Magnetar appeared first on AV Rant.

Ascend HTM-200SE2 speakers. Auro-3D acquired by Dynaudio. Update on Tom's house. And too much cycling talk. The post AV Rant #946: Cousin’s Wife’s Projector appeared first on AV Rant.

Masimo Consumer clarifies that “discontinued operation” is just an accounting term, so the former-Sound United brands aren’t shutting down in January. Reps from JVC say they can replace the laser light engine in their projectors at a service center. And Rob is bad and annoying at podcasting. Here is our PayPal link. Anything donated via […] The post AV Rant #945: Rob’s Mystery Purchase is… appeared first on AV Rant.

We're back to our old selves. Denon, Marantz, and the other former-Sound United brands might simply cease operations in 2025. The post AV Rant #944: Your Old Shoes Suck appeared first on AV Rant.

Lee Overstreet and Joe Klusnick guest co-host one more time now that Tom is back! It’s a 3-man show to put a bow on this chapter in AVRant history. Bose bought McIntosh and Sonus Faber. Kaleidescape won an award from Fast Company. We finally discuss Lee’s future LCR speaker options. And we answer lots more […] The post AV Rant #943: OLEDs and Restrictions appeared first on AV Rant.

Tom is back! Like, for real. We catch up, say lots of thank yous, and answer some questions. TCL CSOT has inkjet printed OLED and QDEL displays. The post AV Rant #942: Writers Are Cheap appeared first on AV Rant.