Podcast Archives - AV Rant

1:31:59 – We’ve avoided discussing Audio Science Review. But the time has finally come. And our take might not be what you’d expect. Our Listeners of the Week are Kevin for his PayPal donation, plus our 126 Patreon Patrons, as well as Infinite Gary for talking us up to Monoprice, and Dale for telling VideoSecu we […]

0:09:00 Thank you to Ken and Mike for sending in some corrections about getting the highest Spotify streaming quality and Dolby Atmos audio in games on Xbox. Our Listeners of the Week are Jens and Joseph for their PayPal donations, plus our 124 Patreon Patrons, including Andy, as well as Andy again for giving us a […]

0:13:00 Rob shares his experience installing and listening to the SVS 13-Ultra Subwoofer Amplifier Upgrade Kit in his PC13-Ultra cylinder subs, which upgrades them to the features of the PC-4000 models: https://www.svsound.com/products/svs-13-ultra-amplifier-upgrade-kit Our Listeners of the Week are Matthew for his PayPal donation, plus our 124 Patreon Patrons, including Steve and Bertrand. We also want to thank […]

Our Listeners of the Week are Lee O. for his PayPal donation, plus our 123 Patreon Patrons, including Nathan, as well as Joe for sending photos with permission for Tom to use them on https://avgadgets.com/ . We also want to thank everyone who let us know about our email server bounce back issues. Hopefully those are fixed! And […]

Be sure to check out our interview with Todd Welti from Harman for his very informative take on using multiple subwoofers: http://www.avrant.com/av-rant-737-interview-with-todd-welti-on-subwoofers/ . And if you usually enjoy the audio-only version, following along with Todd’s diagrams towards the end might be easier while watching our YouTube video version for this one: https://youtu.be/BZtRNVG078A . And thanks again to AVRant Listener […]

We are proud to present our interview with Todd Welti, Distinguished Engineer at Harman International Inc., and the author of the whitepaper, Subwoofers: Optimum Number and Locations, which is the primary topic of our discussion today. We hear about Todd’s background, and his current setup at home. Then we dig into Todd’s subwoofer research, getting […]

A slightly shorter episode this week. But we have good news! On Monday, we will post an interview with Todd Welti from Harman in which we deep dive into multiple subwoofer optimization. We’re really happy with the discussion we had, so definitely look forward to that! Our Listeners of the Week are Jeffrey for his […]

Another week, another intro of ours that immediately fails the test of time just a couple days after recording it. There won’t be a special second episode this week. Glad we didn’t make any promises! Our Listeners of the Week are Brian, Julian, Lee, and Dale for their donations, plus our 125 Patreon Patrons, as well as Jaremy, […]

Please note: this episode was recorded Tues, Jan 5, prior to the week’s events. There was no intention on our part to make light of anything that has happened since, which had not occurred at the time of recording. We also recorded prior to almost all of the early CES 2021 announcements. So some information in […]

Our Listeners of the Week are Bob and Jason for their PayPal donations, plus our 127 Patreon Patrons, as well as Bob for talking us up to SVS and encouraging anybody we save time and money to donate to the podcast, and Victor and Jason for giving Tom permission to use their photos over at https://avgadgets.com/ . We […]

Merry Christmas! If you are sending in pictures, and you’d be ok with Tom using them over at https://avgadgets.com/ , please include written permission, or send them directly via email to Tom @ AVRant dot com. Many thanks! Our Listeners of the Week are Manuel for his PayPal donation, and our 127 Patreon Patrons, including […]

If you are sending in pictures, and you’d be ok with Tom using them over at https://avgadgets.com/ , please include written permission, or send them directly via email to Tom @ AVRant dot com. Many thanks! Our Listeners of the Week are Brian, Chris, and Brendan for their PayPal donations, plus our 126 Patreon Patrons. […]

This week we discuss how WB wants you to subscribe to HBOMax...pleeeeeeease! Plus, you AV and home theater questions answered!

Rob's hot take on how to mount surround back speakers? Hang'em on a stick! Plus, your home theater questions answered!

Tom is now the Editor-in-Chief at AV Gadgets: https://avgadgets.com/ 0:02:07 Tom reviews the Tribit QuietPlus 50 Bluetooth Active Noise Canceling Headphones.And you can read his full review at AV Gadgets: https://avgadgets.com/tribit-quietplus-50-bluetooth-anc-headphone-review/ Also check out Rob’s Recommended Video, Audio & Blu-ray Player Settings for Xbox Series X & PlayStation 5: https://youtu.be/Z2IJnxWTF14 Our Listeners of the Week are Kevin and […]