AVexcel - Episode 197

AVexcel - Episode 197
Recorded on March 1, 2023
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Schiit Rekkr and Gjallarhorn
- 2023 LG OLED evo dates and prices
- Next-gen Samsung QD-OLED arrives
- Admiring the LG OLED Posé
- Sonos Era 100 & 300 speaker rumors
- Spotify's AI-powered DJ
- Cambridge Audio AXN10 & MXN10
- Media Decore Eclipse Moving Art Lift
- RetroTINK & Robert's video processor
- Axpona 2023 in Illinois
- Sony's 2023 televisions
- Heron Fidelity's YouTube channel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- Email us at ask@avexcel.com
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 196

AVexcel - Episode 196
Recorded on February 12, 2023
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Dolby Vision HDR Football
- Make your TV look its best
- 2023 OLED PC monitor list lust
- Mini LED is the new LCD hotness
- Micro LED TVs are impressive/expensive
- Soundbars and Hisense P1 Sonic Screen
- Dolby Vision 4K UHD Blu-ray disc players
- Your excellent feedback & questions
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AVexcel - Episode 195

AVexcel - Episode 195
Recorded on January 7, 2023
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Favorite displays at CES 2023 
  - Bias lighting and a $130 app 
  - A new universal disc player 
  - Shipping rates way down 
  - Front projector shootout 
  - Dolby Vision discs and game consoles 
  - Update: Bathys BT headphones by Focal
  - YouTube favs: Marco Reps, Great Scott, and Big Clive 
- Your excellent feedback & questions
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AVexcel - Episode 194 →

AVexcel - Episode 194
Recorded on November 25, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Next Patreon hangout on Dec 22nd
- Projector lamp sources
- Calculators are your (projection) friend
- Comcast + FIFA + Dolby Vision
- Business/commercial display options
- New Disney+ plans/prices
- Dolby Vision picture presets
- The best 4K and 8K LCD TVs
- Equal Loudness curve/contour
- CTA-2010 subwoofer benchmark
- Bill Burr's podcast on YouTube
- Your excellent feedback & questions
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AVexcel - Episode 193

AVexcel - Episode 193
Recorded on November 16, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Laser TV Showdown 2022
- Formovie Theater RGB laser projector
- QLED, QD-OLED, and OLED sweet deals
- Flirc Skip 1s universal remote
- The Uno by iFi
- KEF holiday sales
- Epson Smart Gaming Projector
- SVS Prime Wireless Pro SoundBase
- Monolith M518HT THX Certified 5.1 kit
- In search of dumb TVs
- Outdoor TV options
- The Peripheral on Amazon
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- Email us ask@avexcel.com
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AVexcel - Episode 192

AVexcel - Episode 192
Recorded on November 6, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Holiday TV deals
- Roon 2.0 update
- Modulus M2 4K Movie Server
- 3rd gen Apple TV 4K
- NAD's 50th anniversary
- Sonos fixed its sub
- Nifty mount for Sonos One speakers
- Regulating TV power consumption
- Verifying Netflix viewing figures
- Netflix profile transfer is available
- Netflix Basic with ads arrives
- YouTube Premium Family Plan price hike
- Judging Amazon reviews
- The Film Foundation screening event
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- Email us ask@avexcel.com
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AVexcel - Episode 191

AVexcel - Episode 191
Recorded on October 6, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- House of the Dragon and artistic intent
- Great 75-inch TVs for ~$1500
- Windows 11 HDR Calibration Tool
- Calibrite powered by X-Rite
- Supersized LCD and OLED TVs arrive
- 77-inch QD-OLEDs coming soon
- Domain name snafu and recovery
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- Email us ask@avexcel.com
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AVexcel - Episode 189

AVexcel - Episode 189
Recorded on July 30, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Value Electronics TV Shootout
- Color saturation
- Folding 4K LED display
- maXTouch Knob on Display
- QD-OLED quirks
- Pacific Audio Fest
- Patreon Hangout on August 14th
- The best Blu-ray players
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- Email us ask@avexcel.com
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 186

AVexcel - Episode 186
Recorded on June 28, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- DVD’s dominance among discs
- HDTVTest's Sony A95K QD-OLED review
- RTINGS reviews the LG B2 OLED TV
- Soundbar audio quality tips
- Samsung QN900B calibration session
- McIntosh MR89 AM/FM Tuner
- LG's 16x18 DualUp Monitor
- Netflix to offer ad-supported tier
- 1MORE earbud deal
- Auro-3D vs Dolby Atmos
- Subwoofer crossover settings
- Robert's PC monitor after a year
- Hacks renewed for 3rd season
- Your excellent feedback & questions
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AVexcel - Episode 184

AVexcel - Episode 184
Recorded on June 3, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Normalizing shipping costs
- Safely moving your TV
- Screen protectors for televisions
- Sonos "Sub Mini" FCC listing
- Monoprice Monolith in-wall subs
- Interesting iPhone headphone amp
- HDTVTest unboxes Sony A95K QD-OLED
- Linus' home theater setup
- "Hacks" on HBO Max
- Your excellent feedback & questions
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AVexcel - Episode 182

AVexcel - Episode 182
Recorded on May 19, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- The Fifth Element in theaters
- Gary Oldman in Slow Horses
- 2022 Roku Ultra
- Munich HIGH END 2022
- ifi Audio’s GO Bar
- Denon PMA-1700NE integrated amp
- Masimo acquires Sound United
- Remembering Onkyo
- How projectors make color
- Sizing your screen to perfection
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- Email us ask@avexcel.com
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AVexcel - Episode 181

AVexcel - Episode 181
Recorded on May 14, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Remembering Fred Ward
- Adios iPod
- Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones
- KEF LS60 Wireless R&D (PDF)
- SONOS Ray soundbar
- More Monolith amps by ATI
- Google I/O 2022
- Projectors: DLP vs LCD vs LCoS
- More microlens OLED tech
- Antenna Man on ATSC 3.0 DRM
- The love for vinyl
- LG OLED Pro monitor calibration
- Email us ask@avexcel.com
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 176

AVexcel - Episode 176
Recorded on April 8, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Big screen Samsung 4K calibration
- Samsung’s best 2022 4K QLED
- Xbox HDMI-CEC update
- Audio calibration mic vs SPL meter
- 5.1 upgrade options
- Dolby Atmos installation/setup guides
- Balanced mode radiators
- LG Display's personalized algorithms
- In Deep Geek
- Cyberpunk 2077 updates and audio options
- Gravity Falls
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 174

AVexcel - Episode 174
Recorded on March 17, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Samsung S95B QD-OLED TV
- Amazon acquires MGM
- Subpixel love
- Vacuum tube shortages
- Netflix and account sharing
- Cleaning cellphone speakers
- Epson Pro Cinema LS12000
- Polk MagniFi Mini AX
- Cruella
- The Mitchells vs The Machines
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 173

AVexcel - Episode 173
Recorded on March 10, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- 2022 OLED price leaks
- Obi-Wan Kenobi trailer
- New Denon soundbar
- KEF has a sale
- 85-inch TV recommendations
- AVR pass-through
- QLED vs LCD vs OLED vs QD-OLED vs ...
- The Batman at Dolby Cinema
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 166

AVexcel - Episode 166
Recorded on January 13, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- CES 2022 favorites
- Hisense 8K RGB laser projector
- LG Display's next-gen OLED.EX tech
- Samsung's QD-OLED tech
- Samsung Freestyle projector
- Sony A95K and Z9K Master Series TVs
- TCL 8K OD Zero TV
- Noveto N1 beamforming speaker
- SVS's new in-wall subwoofer
- Shure Aonic 40 wireless headphones
- HyperX Cloud Alpha wireless headset
- Cambridge Audio Alva TT V2/ST turntables
- JBL 4305P bookshelf loudspeaker
- Pantone's 2022 color of the year
- Follow the JWST
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 164

AVexcel - Episode 164
Recorded on December 9, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Criterion Channel love
- The Matrix 4 coming for Xmas
- Looper 4K re-release
- Roku and Google work it out
- LG adds Stadia to newer TVs
- Hisense's new 8K 75-incher
- Half-sized CES 2022
- ADS-B Exchange
- AVexcel Patreon Meetup
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 163

AVexcel - Episode 163
Recorded on December 3, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- More great TV deals
- DAZN sports app
- Sonos mini-sub rumors
- "Ultimate" Ethernet switch
- Adding a center-channel speaker
- Bargain projectors
- AVexcel Patreon Meetup
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 162

AVexcel - Episode 162
Recorded on November 29, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Cyber Monday
- The 2022 LG 2-Series OLED TVs
- First Dolby Vision projector
- World-class quiet amp bargain
- Low-frequency effects
- OLED or LCD
- Power cables replacements
- Speaker wire gauge guide
- USB 3.2 Gen2
- AVexcel Patreon Meetup
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 159

AVexcel - Episode 159
Recorded on November 8, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- IMAX Expanded Aspect Ratio
- New Denon AVRs
- LG 10-series OLED 4K120 update
- TV picture presets are your friend
- Blowing through a data cap
- Roon Audio + Zidoo TV boxen
- Surround sound headphones mostly suck
- Drywall anchor performance
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
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