AVexcel - Episode 204

AVexcel - Episode 204
Recorded on May 18, 2023
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
  - YouTube TV stream failures 
  - Sonos ending local file playback 
  - A "free" 4K HDR TV 
  - madVR Envy Extreme MK2 Video Processor 
  - XMax explained 
  - Elite Screen's portable UST screen options 
  - A terrific UST screen roundup 
  - Dynamic tone mapping and artistic intent 
  - Audio ports on Macs 
  - A sweet subwoofer upgrade 
  - Your excellent feedback & questions 
  - Email us at ask@avexcel.com 
  - What we're watching 

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AVexcel - Episode 198

AVexcel - Episode 198
Recorded on March 18, 2023
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- The Academy Awards, aka Oscars
- YouTube TV price increase/decrease
- John Wick: Chapter 4
- Roku retires old streaming hardware
- Roku TVs arrive at Best Buy
- LG OLED evo C3/G3 release date
- Sony's 2023 TV details
- Sonos Era 100 and Era 300 pre-orders
- CanJam NYC 2023
- Monoprice CL3 cables
- HDMI cable testing
- WiiM Mini and WiiM Pro AirPlay 2 receiver
- GPT-4 arrives
- The Criterion Channel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- Email us at ask@avexcel.com
- What we're watching

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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 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
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 187

AVexcel - Episode 187
Recorded on July 14, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Netflix liberates Immersive Audio
- HDTVTest's QD-OLED comparison
- Sony VPL-XW5000ES Laser Projector
- Sonos de-chuffed the Ray
- Bryston's amp restoration services
- How to Shop for a TV
- Antenna Man's latest review
- Emmy nomination battle royale
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- Email us ask@avexcel.com
- What we're watching

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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 177

AVexcel - Episode 177
Recorded on April 14, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Sonos buys a transducer company
- Mayht's Heartmotion driver
- 2021 TV bargains
- RSL Speedwoofer 10S MKII
- Monoprice's Monolith Encore T6
- Polk's React Sound System
- Devialet's Dione all-in-one
- Hisense PX1-PRO laser projector
- DIY screen calibration
- Ken Watanabe interview
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 172

AVexcel - Episode 172
Recorded on March 3, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- LG and Sony OLED early reviews
- Epic Games acquires Bandcamp
- SONOS Roam SL + mac/PC app
- Remembering Alan Ladd Jr.
- Outdoor audio options
- Atmos in a smaller room
- New RSL Speedwoofer
- ONVIF and security cameras
- Essential Craftsman home build
- RR Buildings/Perkins Builder Bros
- Seven Samurai and other must-sees
- SONOS V. GOOGLE has an answer
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 171

AVexcel - Episode 171
Recorded on February 24, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Sonos' turntable
- U-Turn Orbit Basic Turntable
- The gorgeous Marantz 40n amp
- Cambridge Audio Evo 75/150 All-in-One Player
- The Color Rendering Index of lighting
- A flashlight with a good CRI
- Kali Audio LP-6 2nd Wave studio monitors
- Haptic transducer systems
- Outdoor event audio options
- Great security camera reviews
- Robert's favorite 40x PTZ cam
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 168

AVexcel - Episode 168
Recorded on February 5, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Philips bringing OLED.EX tech
- Calibration updates
- Testing CalMAN 2022
- Vanatoo's Transparent One Encore
- Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 THX
- Sub $100 soundbar options
- Dead Fullas piling up
- Elgato's Wave XLR
- Sonos VS Google
- Winter Olympics
- Unclaimed Property Search
- #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 161

AVexcel - Episode 161
Recorded on November 19, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- 8K60 HDMI cables
- 4K Blu-ray sales
- Hot QD-OLED rumors
- Monoprice Monolith sub review
- Sonos adds DTS
- Holiday shopping tips
- Idle PC power consumption
- AVexcel Patreon Meetup
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 157

AVexcel - Episode 157
Recorded on October 7, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Blackout restrictions suck
- HBO Max has the classics
- Sony Z9J Master Series review
- Flanders Scientific 5000-nit+ monitor
- New mics and headphones
- Denon Home gets Alexa
- Kestrel Tab-Tension 3 Series screen
- Don't use OLED TVs for PC displays
- Stress test your PC
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 146

AVexcel - Episode 146
Recorded on July 12, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Keep your gear cool
- New Ikea Symfonisk Sonos
- Verizon Adaptive Sound
- More C9 firmware updates
- Calibration microphones
- In-wall HDMI cables
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 139

AVexcel - Episode 139
Recorded on May 13, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Sennheiser sold
- TCL's XL 85-inchers
- Sonos ARC software update
- Belated May the 4th
- Roku OS turns 10.0.0
- "HDR-compatible" TVs
- Backyard projection pitfalls
- Trade shows return
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 133

AVexcel - Episode 133
Recorded on March 18, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- New LG, Samsung, and Sony TVs
- Sonos Roam portable speaker
- Justice League arrives
- Netflix and password sharing
- Great speaker wire
- Rip and verify CD Audio
- #askavexcel
- Great home theater gear
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 126

AVexcel - Episode 126
Recorded on December 10, 2020 
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- WB going all HBO Max
- Christopher Nolan is pissed
- Anime consolidation
- Samsung's new 110-incher
- CES 2021 preview
- RetroPie = Fun
- Discovery+ is a thing
- Butterworth's test tracks
- A kid's first speaker set
- Chroma subsampling
- Sonos dual-sub upgrade
- Great gear
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 112

AVexcel - Episode 112
Recorded on July 16, 2020 
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- NBC's Peacock mess
- LG's new LED projector
- End of the Harmony Express
- New Vizio HT gear
- Robert’s building a new PC
- Sonos Amp/Arc updates
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 110

AVexcel - Episode 110
Recorded on April 29, 2020 
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Patrick is moving
- ARC and eARC
- Looking for a new NAS
- A novel 3D TV tech
- Sonos Radio
- SXSW Film Festival on Prime
- WiFi woes
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 108

AVexcel - Episode 108
Recorded on April 17, 2020 
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- The 2020 TVs have arrived
- Disney+ covering ass
- Axpona virtual audio show
- More thoughts on 4K60
- Picking the right OLED
- Google Stadia Pro hands-on
- New Sonos Software
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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