The Daily HiFi Podcast (Daily HiFi)

Zappiti is shuttering its doors, some of the main hardware/software features might become unusable. Erin does not like some speakers! Personal bias is ¿bad?, but does not everyone have bias to some effect. Joe reviews the B5 Monolith. REL subwoofer in for review with Erin, JL review done. Spatial Group releases 5.1 and Binaural recordings by Joe and Channa on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SpatialGroup . Sony takes top 4K and LG takes top 8K at Robert Zohn's Value Electronics TV shoot out.

Joe from Joe N Tell and Ron from New Record Day discuss:

The Micca RB42, Micca OoO, Vintage Gear, Retro Looking Speakers, DSP, BIC Eviction EV15, and more.

Magic Beans is really in beta as they say. Hot Dogs on a stick, speakers on a stick. Arendal 1723 speakers! Erin bought a pair of which KEFs? Magic beans is finding the room transfer function, or what the room does to the speaker. Auro3D and Atmos 13.1 for optimized for both. Are front wides used more than a voice of god speaker and center height speaker up front? Magic beans works with a miniDSP? Elac Unifi2.0, or Elac Debut Reference? Channa is going to CES!

What Rocky movie is your favorite? Is Rambo some how better? PSA's 18" ported or 21" sealed? Same cost, same amp! Which would you get, Perlisten or JTR for mains? Auro 13.1 or Dolby Atmos 7.1.6? Erin is getting a complex! Apple Music App for Roku Ultra, Atmos? Center or Sub/s, which is more important for home theater?

The Daily HiFi Treehouse is open? What are transients on a waveform? Apple Music in a home theater from an AppleTV! Kraftwerk track gets Michael smiling! Reggie and Michael bond over that track!

Want to help Erin out? Go here: https://www.patreon.com/erinsaudiocorner

Erin got the KEF Blade 2 Meta on the Klippel, which is no easy task! Would you hear a difference in op amps? Anyone like DTS play-fi? Polk R700 going to be reviewed? Joe's release of magic beans is almost here, tonight in fact if you are listening to this podcast same day as we release the podcast!

Here is a link to Joe's live stream tonight:

https://www.youtube.com/live/H9SEIhuLW_Y?si=3zqtBFSpPl9uBDrO

Erin and Joe discuss the Monolith THX certified compact system. Viewers ask Joe if he survived hurricane Hilary. Also Erin talks about his car system upgrade. How many amps did he go with?!? Wow! They also reminisce about MP3 players of old. 32MB player? Mega Byte!

Format war? What not another one! Well we talk about it a little in this episode. Erin is getting some speakers, 10,000 dollar speakers! Joe is excited for his upcoming HTP-1 review, lots of features he can use! Shillin10 is a 10% coupon off the Spatial Audio Calibration Toolkit, can be used at https://spatialcd.com/

Going from a receiver & 2.1 preamp - combo - to a Marantz AV10? An age old question: Klipsch VS JBL? Which one wins this round?

MWAVE, stands for MidWest AV Experience. It is happening July 22-24. Registration is open at: https://midwestavexperience.com/registration sing up now, spots are limited! Channa got his Focal speakers installed!

Everything from headphones to Gene's biceps are talked about in this very unique edition of the Daily HiFi show. 

When your pro subs don't dig deep enough for your liking, who or what do you turn to for your home theater? One caller proposes monolith 15". Glass speakers who knew that was a thing? And having a glass horn on said glass speakers well that is a whole other thing! And Michael talks about a top three home theater he has ever been too! That is saying something!

We also talk about Spatial Audio Calibration Toolkit, and why it might be late for the Disc to get to you. Erin gets a sound bar to go with his McIntosh amp, wait what? Ok maybe it's not for that use! Also the company behind Zapitti is coming out with a top of the line 4k player called the Magnetar! Note they are the same people behind the Reavon players, will that work out for them, having two lines of 4K UHD Blu-ray players?  

Ealan Osborne can strut his stuff with his editing prowess! And his angle on the affordable systems from Costco to his other adventures in life are awesome to see. With writing a children's book, his music production, and his love for movies; means you shouldn't miss his videos! Subscribe to his YouTube channel, he puts a lot of time into his videos from a content perspective and production perspective as well. There will be a lot of videos from him in the future that will be fun for sure!

SACT (spatial audio calibration toolkit) was only the beginning, additional things are coming!!! Keep a watch out for those things! Also Magic Beans Audio is announcing True Target!!! Erin tweaked his back again. Erin and Joe talk about Klipsch The Sevens, specifically Erins review! CEDIA is about to ramp up! Anthony Grimani is glad Channa and Joe made the SACT, so he wouldn't have to!!! Channa breaks wind, or at least his PA speaker does!

Is Dirac ART the next best thing since sliced bread. Or an over promise of a "improvement" for audio? Is Sony Pictures Core streaming service almost as good as discs? Now that Core is on the PS4 and PS5 are you buying either for playing back 80Mb streaming that core offers? 11.1.6 is a thing! Will it be your thing?

Tune in Thursday December 15th 2022 for a product launch, links below!  Christmas Movies anyone? Joe goes 7.1.4 in a 10'x10' room!!! Projector shoot out at Value Electronics! 40hz for a crossover point? Audio Technic tone arm, and what needle, and counter balance. 30 degree angles for left and right speakers? Is that still the best with 7 base layer speakers. Channa's quick takes on some of his receivers. What is perception of a small room for various speakers? Michael joined us late but is buying a 85" TV for the first time in 15 years. Michael might be going to Dubai for a home theater tour with a 9.12.6 setup!  

Joe’s Thursday Live Stream Link: https://youtu.be/1J2DcBkmOz0

Channa's Thursday Live Stream Link: https://youtu.be/yKCASCHSpAk

Set those YouTube links to notify you so you don't miss the live stream!

Klipsch RP-8000F II VS SVS Prime Pinnacle, which one brings home the bacon for you? Joe adds surround heights instead of rear heights. REW impulse response and correction? What was Michaels favorite home theater tour? Upgrading 5.1, go 7.1 or go 5.1.2?

Klipsch RP-8000F II

SVS Prime Pinnacle

Channa gets some ATS Acoustics panels. Should our viewer get Magic Beans first or a miniDSP 2x4HD? Also Joe has some awesome looking speakers coming in soon!!! But will they sound as good as they look?

Channa's video on his acoustic panel set up: https://youtu.be/ulymcG936ew?si=mqPeipU3W_jALd1i

Video version originally aired on April 27, 2020: https://youtu.be/8yASqLD8bak

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0:00 Intro

7:46  @Joe N Tell  announces for the first time ever, The Hi-Fi Summit 2020 Q2 happening June 26-30th 2020

25:18 Quarantine haircuts?

28:40 How loud is @youthman's system with Klipsch La Scalas 4 x 18" JTR Subwoofers?

32:47 Have you tried any Arendal Sound speakers?

32:58 Caller 1: "IMAX Enhanced. He was watching Jumanji on Denon 4500H. Does it change the crossover settings?"

42:06 Is HDR 10+ format dying?

42:49 Is there a playlist that you use whenever you're testing speakers?

49:16 Is Tidal Hi-Fi worth the $20 a month? Versus Qobuz?

50:25 Caller 2: Young audiophile listens to our podcast with his dad and wants to know what our favorite speakers are.

55:20  @SVS  's huge giveaways on their live streams

56:36 Caller 3: "Dolby Atmos 9.2 setup - how important is it to align the front stage?"

1:01:59 Caller 4: How can you tell the difference between speakers. For example, Klipsch has different product lines. How can you easily tell the differences?

1:11:05 "Why don't we see more center channel speaker reviews and comparison? Seems overlooked for such an important speaker."

1:14:20 "Everyone says that going to shows is not for listening to gear. If that's the case, then what is the purpose of attending Hi-Fi shows?"

1:17:47 Caller 5: Polk Audio OMW3 for Atmos height channels? https://amzn.to/2XqsWWM

1:23:00 Caller 6: Was a car audio guy for 30 years. Wants an AV receiver.

1:35:26 Nominal impedance

1:37:38 "Are the ELAC Adantes long gone and how are the Debut Reference?" + upcoming reviews

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MoFi Distribution | 10 Free (or close to it) Tips on How To Get The Best Sound From Your HiFi 

Presented by Jonathan Derda, National Sales & Marketing Manager 

https://thehifisummit.com

Michael details when he gets a 150 pound subwoofer that he can't take it through the house he takes it around the house! Also Hisense is in at the platinum sponsor of the AV Summit for the end of October. Channa was also in for a brief visit on location of one of his DJ gigs.

Wharfedale about to release Super Denton speakers! Kali smaller monitors! Channa visits a mixing clinic and discussion forum! Talking roundy things with impulse responses? Erin's dream build of a speaker from scratch? Lossy or lossless files sizes? No cereal box thumbnails please?!? Channa is looking for acoustic treatment for a studio space.

Florida Audio Expo is over with, did Erin find a new speaker that he would want in his home? MWAVE part duet is coming July! Flown floating clouds for acoustic absorption? What headphones for noise cancellation, or mixing, or etc.! Directivity of subs and crossover frequency. What makes movie theater popcorn, movie theater popcorn. And we find out that Joe can press 2 or 3 bags of popcorn, maybe, if he is lucky, in low gravity!!!

What really separates one receiver to the next one, or from one pre/pro to the next pre/pro? Room correction? Supported audio formats? What does it for you? Also Joe finds a diamond in the ruff of a bookshelf speaker. Post EQ it doesn't look bad at all!

Spinorama.org

What songs move ya to tears? Michael installs a TV outside! And Erin went on vacation, with stories to tell.

Michael Tours Perlisten HQ! Erin Is Asked About KEF R3 vs Revel! Channa Gets A PA Or Two!!!! Joe Uses A Skin To Make Plex Look Like Kaleidescape!

Would you want your speakers taken apart if they were super pricey? Would you even send them to Erin for review? 

Zappiti gets new skins and a new feature that allows a trailer to play before a movie starts! Erin Reviews a VERY VERY unique speaker! And Channa rants about mixing in Atmos! Thanks for listening!!!

Don't forget to find us on YouTube, for clips, and Monday nights when we record the show: https://www.youtube.com/c/DailyHiFi

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Paul Barton, Chief Acoustic Designer & Founder of PSB Speakers The Relationship Between Psychoacoustics and Speaker Design Based on His Research at the NRC, National Research Council. 

https://thehifisummit.com  

PSB Speakers is a Gold Sponsor at The Hi-Fi Summit.

Channa will be getting a Pioneer receiver so he might compare that Dirac to Anthem Room Correction to Audyssey to Joe's Magic Beans! We also talk Lovesac furniture with built in speakers! Erin buys a bunch of Polk speakers to test! Wenge finished speakers in for review by Michael. 

Channa found some new music he really likes! Which would you go with, a Marantz M1 or a WiiM Amp? Marantz is $999 the WiiM Amp is $299. Does going to an Axpona pay off for reviewers? And we talk much more!

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Erin and crew discuss his video he posted on center speakers. Check it out here https://youtu.be/GZrdsxrcpBw ! Michael pulls wire with a friend. Joe discusses Dirac for dummies? Channa got a ton of stuff in! We also learn DMX is a lighting protocol and a band? 

Listening Perspective: prolong listening/comparative listening is it beneficial to reviews? Is there a specific frequency to an emotion? Marantz has a submarine? Emo-Q?

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What are ok apartment subwoofers? Join the discord for the spacial audio calibration toolkit, link to that comes with the kit purchase. Shout out to Reverend Slim, for all he does in that discord group. EQ'ng speakers or is it Room Correction? MoFi point source speakers and concentric speakers in general, problem areas. Pro sound speakers disconnect from what we use at home. Do companies care? Spears and Munsil disc? Does one need to recalibrate with new couch or furniture layout?

Michael helps design some sweet seats for a Bucs Fan! We think through a question about adding a 2 channel preamp to a home theater system while integrating subs with both! 7x100 or 7x300 amp would any difference be heard if only 40 watts is coming out? Do separates make a difference, using Marantz and Monolith amps? Michael and a viewer say yes, separates make a difference!

KEF Concerto, RSL, Bass Traps, AC Infinity keeping things cool, SVS Ultra, Elac, 16 channel processors are assembling!

Channa gets a tour at Sony. Channa and Joe talk THE Show where Joe got to show off Magic Beans - True Target to a mainly two channel crowd of people.

Joe And Channa Talk Spatial Audio Calibration Toolkit! Measurements First Or Listening First As A Reviewer?

Where to get the Spatial Audio Calibration Toolkit: https://spatialcd.com/

Dirac changes long lived crossover point for one of our viewers! Joe got some Pioneer up firing speakers and they have an odd trait. Joe talks about a sub that is musical??? Erin doesn't see "Designed by Erin Speakers" anytime soon. And Channa teases something coming from himself and Joe!!!

Top Gun hits theaters and Michael and Erin saw it, and give early reactions with no spoilers! Another caller calls in about Michael's upcoming review of an OSD subwoofer? Also we are asked if the HSU VTF5 sub is any good?

Auro3D, what did you know before listening to this podcast? What did you learn from it? A lot of info is packed into this extended Daily HiFi podcast. Be sure to check out Daily HiFi on YouTube as well, as he shared a wonderful and informative power point as well.

April 3, 2024 8pm ET, go here:

YouTube.com/@MixingNight

Joe tests DEQ and Cinema Filter and etc from a Denon to see what they are doing. Spatial Toolkit to the rescue again, tests speaker levels from Denon when using DEQ, loudness management, etc. Viewers are interested in Movie Theater levels and Frequency response.

We talk all things HiFi and A/V and answer your questions.

Watch the original video version of this podcast. Our podcast airs live every Monday at 4pm PST at http://youtube.com/dailyhifi.

0:00 Intro

14:30 PS5

19:00 Sound United to aquire Bowers and Wilkins?

30:00 Klipsch RF7III vs. Martin Logan

31:20 X8500H Updates?

32:35 What amp do you prefer?

37:45 Viewer got the OSD Black 5-channel amp

40:00 Anthem & NAD Amplifiers

44:00 Preamp Mode on new 2020 Denon AVR's

50:38 Regular Guy Audio calls in: Increase voltage output using an ART Cleanbox: https://amzn.to/3fJVwZP + Cerwin Vega discussion

57:55 AVR with built-in amp vs external amp. Can you hear a difference?

1:00:46 Caller Rob E: Velodyne comeback?

1:04:23 KLH's return

1:08:00 Outlaw 5000 - How many watts is it?

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Denon | HDMI 2.1: Why You Need to Care as an Audiophile 

Presented by: Philip Jones, Director of Global Training, Sound United 

https://thehifisummit.com

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Learn how you can harness the ultimate expression of sound through the build and audio quality of an integrated amplifier. Join industry insider, Phil Shea, to learn how these stunning, dynamic instruments provide unparalleled musical expression, using the new A-S series of integrated amplifiers from Yamaha as the example.  

Phil Shea, National Training Manager at Yamaha

HDMI cables 2.0 are now ??2.1?? What is a old movie, or old TV show? DEQX, Sonar Works, all DSP correction in various places. Emotive releases a $999 processor, No Dirac, No Auro, Joe says???

Dirac gets you 80% of the way there? Audyssey gets you 50% of the way there?

Watches and EVs are talked about as well!

What do you think about the Monolith brand as a whole? Is Joe's excitement for the B6 warranted? Have you purchased a set yet to try out?

Erin takes us through the differences of time and phase alignments. Ealan just did a video on acoustic treatments. Channa is getting an Arcam AVR11. And 7706 vs 8805a vs 6700 comparison.

Ealan's Video: https://youtu.be/04Lv_NhlncU

Video Version Of This Podcast: https://youtu.be/7rwcO3TrbmE

Do you remember Scott Wilkinson from the Home Theater Geeks show? We missed him so much, we asked him to be on the Daily HiFi Podcast. Tune in and show him some love. The Hi-Fi and AV industry need him back for good.

Video Podcast Originally Aired on YouTube on 02/17/20: https://youtu.be/aW954x0tHEE

Daily HiFi YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUJEjJ0UfJnq0osL34MFh_g

Official Website: http://dailyhifi.com 

Hosts

Joe N Tell: http://youtube.com/joentell

Techno Dad: http://youtube.com/technodad

Guest Host

Scott Wilkinson aka The Home Theater Geek

Jaremy joins us and talks spending three months with a Trinnov. Also we talk Anthem AVM70 & AVM90. Jaremy also talks having an Epson LS12000! Apple TV and Infuse. Getting rid of hum. We go into cables and whether Jaremy passed a blind test. Erin is getting some McIntosh in for review. Channa calls briefly! Also can you stack EQ filters?

Techthusiasm: https://www.youtube.com/@Techthusiasm

Erin gets bit by a dog, and doesn't almost die. Close one though. Joe takes on to fixing one of Erin's most loathed speakers. We talk DSP correction. And can you trust a pro to calibrate your set up? Will it be different, better or worse than what you already have? Could be all three! Or just one, or two of those.

Michael shares some of what he saw and heard at CEDIA. Caller calls in about Cerwin Vega speakers. We also took calls on Dolby Cinema vs experience at home and other fantastic topics! We also celebrate Michaels 100K subscribers, first time Youthman was in to do so!!!

Channa is going to be trying out some $1,700 headphones. Michael got the Best Joy remote in for review. Channa just got an Arcam AVR11 in with Dirac live bass control. Joe explains Deoxit electronics contact cleaner. 1-2-3-4-5-6-...7 OLEDs?

https://www.amazon.com/BESTJOY-Universal-SR001-Smartphone-Bluetooth/dp/B09SKQB4DJ

Audeze MM-500

Arcam AVR-11

Do you think AV Forums gave Joe a fair shake? Erin is getting a pair of bookshelf speakers that are 101 pounds each! Tim was hangry at Axpona! Klipsch out performs SVS for a viewer! Joe did a poll or two about target curves preceding a video or two! Yamaha YPAO!

When Magic Beans is released do you have to worry about the attenuation from an acoustically transparent screen? Demo material you want demo material? Well check out the spatial audio calibration toolkit discord group demo material, new stuff too! CES coverage still in coming from Channa. Joe and Channa are going to NAMM. Phase inversion because of a port?

Channa tells us Raveon 4K Blu-Ray players are coming! Oppo 203 pricing on eBay. "Super Seats" at concert where Channa sat at the Hollywood Bowl. Upgrade season in Joe's and Channa's theater. Michael says no to "spark o-matic speakers"!

This was recorded on August 2, 2021.

Watch the original video version. https://youtu.be/ygZvU4KHjaQ

Our approach to digital sound demystified. 

Presented by: Ken Zelin, Director of Training at McIntosh Labs

Daily HiFI

Host: Joe N Tell 

Guests Big D Wiz from Williston Audio Labs and HiFi Vega co-host of the 12v Talk podcast.

12V Talk Podcast http://bit.ly/12VTalkPodcast

Williston Audio Labs: http://willistonaudio.com 

HIFI Vega: https://www.youtube.com/user/hifivega 

Shout outs:

Apos Store http://www.apos.audio

SVS http://www.svsound.com

Do you collect DVD/Blu-Ray/4K Blu-ray? Do you have a wall of discs? Joe doesn't like physical media! Target had a big sale on Monolith speakers! Arendal in house at Joe's place! Spatial Audio Calibration Toolkit (SACT) comes to the rescue! AV10 wasn't outputting a signal to front wides! The SACT disc showed the Dolby Atmos decoder in the AV10 needed a setting changed/reset. REW goes to 5.3, with lots of updates! Room EQ Wizard is a free program for home theater testing, but do send him some money if you get use out of it!

Where with speakers do you see no more returns on money put into them? Like do $500 speakers sound just as good to you as $5,000 speakers? How about $1,000 vs $10,000 speakers? Also how much are or did you put into Acoustic Treatment? Or did a rug and some drapes help enough for your needs? Or maybe you didn't do any treatment?

Joe And Channa will be at THE Show Costa Mesa California on June 7-9. Go Here for more info: https://www.theshownow.com

Also we talk about panning laws for Atmos at home, and what that means for all our viewers and listeners. Also we field some questions from our show viewers.

Michael comes back from a cruise with a frog in his throat! Onkyo as we know them, is not bankrupt. REL's sub for every speaker??!!!?? Joe flexes his miniDSP flex and a small OSD amp! Samsung QD OLED, needs what for calibration? ARC "beta" phase alignment?

Channa would like a 105" Monitor that is in a 21:9 Aspect ratio for his studio! Trinnov Waveforming; is it a "wow" technology?

Joe made a video about height speakers and used Channa as a demonstration tool. Sometimes running speaker wire leads you to a position less than ideal. Negative reviews or positive reviews? What does adding more subs do to system response? Is an 18dB cut to much when calibrating? Acoustic treatment, needed?

Joe's Video: https://youtu.be/o_EpJr6yRyU?si=nWb7g5eNh4RQC9ur

Channa's Latest Video: https://youtu.be/ySC-IxRcmFg?si=0rRi_TfYIIPoyi8p

Erin's Latest Video: https://youtu.be/-q4VkErtoAQ?si=EiCMn9BKaCzHewQH

Magic Beans beta signup now live, link below! Denon/Marantz newer firmware. JVC projectors blacks. Buttkicker Mini install, which amp? BIC PL300 VS used better sub, or reel in those expectations? Michael gets a MadVR setup! Reviewer bias, does everyone acknowledge their bias? Perlisten to Monolith Encore!

Magic Beans Beta Sign: https://joentell.com/mb-beta/

Ealan joins us again. CES is in the books and Channa and Ealan get lost there trying to find Auro3D! But they do find Nakamichi, JBL/Harman and a few others! Joe is released from NDA and can finally talk Dirac's Active Room Treatment! Joes says it works, but raises a few questions along the way. We learn that Erin still has a McIntosh amp in plastic! 

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We talk all things HiFi and A/V and answer your questions.

Watch the original video version of this podcast which airs live every Monday at 4pm PST at http://youtube.com/dailyhifi.

0:00 Intro 

4:45 What to upgrade first from 7.1 1080P system: 4K,  Atmos, or Dual Subs?

10:30 Panasonic UB820 vs Sony X800M2?

13:12 The Leak Hi-Fi Stereo 130 at The Hi-Fi Summit

18:10 Eco mode on or off when using Denon or Marantz as a Pre-amp

22:19 What are Techno Dad and Youthman’s favorite features from Denon and Marantz 2020 AVR announcements

27:29 Advantages of Trinnov over Audyssey

30:00 Least favorite or missing feature from Denon and Marantz 2020 AVR announcements

33:08 Why is nobody reviewing the Wharfedale Denton 85th Anniversary except @joentell? "I fell in love with them."

34:00 Should I get a UMIK-1 and MiniDSP 2x4 to get the most out of my system?

38:38 What do you think of the Epson 4000 projector?  

40:23 Which amp would you pair the Wharfedale Linton or Dentons with? What are difference between those speakers?

42:55  Yamaha Aventage RX-A2080 vs Denon X4500H vs Marantz SR7014

45:34 What do you think of the LG C9 OLED TV?

48:30 Canton Vento Speakers

52:29 Will NAD/Bluesound be at The Hi-Fi Summit?

56:30 Cherry Amplifiers at The Hi-Fi Summit

59:40 Thinking of going to a Marantz Preamp from a Yamaha 3080.

1:02:47 Is there such thing as too much amplifier power?

1:08:00 The sound processing doesn't sound good on his Denon X4500H. What should he do?

1:11:00 His OSD Black 5-Channel Amplifier is having grounding issues. What should he do?

1:15:07 Will there be more seminars at The Hi-Fi Summit?

1:17:13 Emotiva vs. Monoprice Monolith Power Amps?

1:19:00 JTR Captivator RS1 or dual SVS PB3000's?

1:23:00 What's your favorite 4K Blu Ray movie so far in 2020 in terms of video/audio?

1:24:57 Caller: Should he upgrade to the Denon X3700H from the X3600H.

1:35:00 Caller has the Polk Audio Signature Series and is considering upgrading to the Legend Series.

1:36:18 Caller wants to upgrade from 2 x SVS PB1000's to maybe 2 x SVS PB3000's.

Erin learns about UST (Ultra Short Throw) projectors, Micheal takes a few home theater tour, Joe talks about the AV summit is coming soon. And so much more!

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How speaker placement, sound dispersion, sound reflections, affect the sound of your system and how Digital Signal Processing can help.  

Presented by: Jakob Ågren, Director of Product Management

What does it take to be an Audiophile? Are we audiophiles? Joe headed over to Masimo to show them the way of the Beans by demonstrating True Target!

New tweeters and wave guides for the just released monolith speakers? Do they make a difference? Placing speakers on wall? Expect oddities! Newer discs for home theater demos, which ones? The guys take several calls!!! How much money is too much for speaker stands?

Thanks for listening! Be sure to answer the poll question if you are listening on Spotify!

Wilfried Van Baelen is back with more! This episode he talks CODEC's and how you can take a 24bit PCM stereo audio file, make it mono, and take it back to stereo! No loss in audio quality! He also explains to Michael how to mount heights in his room with a tricky layout. And so much more!    

Erin ponders an audio precision unit. Kali has a $2,000 for a pair of desktop studio monitors, we can't wait to get our hands on some! MoFi also introduces a 8" version of their very large 10" bookshelf speakers. Joe gets a JBL car amp/processor from yesteryear so he can get a center channel out in his car. One of our watchers (Fred) gets some Arendal speakers and is shocked how good they are! Even though Erin tested them and they tested well! Can you use an older receiver as a two channel amp? Or would a two channel amp be better? Lies, lies, and more lies; sensitivity ratings explained! Axpona, too much of a two channel show? Tidal is losing MQA? Erin is going to sing at next audio show? Channa is looking for subs, that look good and has great out put? Oh they have to be small too!!!

Kali Audio New Passive Speakers: https://www.kaliaudio.com/santa-monica-sm-5-c

1. Common home theater misconceptions
2. What you should always do when shopping for home theater AV equipment?
3. Is it ok to mix and match speakers?
4. Is it ok to mix and match amplifiers?
5. Should you get the Yamaha A-S501?
6. Should people change old speakers they like just to upgrade to something newer?

Video Podcast Originally Aired on YouTube on 01/27/20: https://youtu.be/y67DEMOn3ro

Official Website: http://dailyhifi.com 

Hosts

Techno Dad: http://youtube.com/technodad

Joe N Tell: http://youtube.com/joentell

Youthman Reviews: http://youtube.com/youthman

New Record Day: http:// youtube.com/newrecordday

Zone 2 or Zone 3, yah or nah for you? Are you a Kaleidescape or Zidoo type of person? Or are you liking the Discs that you have collected and use those exclusively for movie watching? Erin hasn't had the time to tune his car system but its coming. Joe is getting some Arendal speakers! Like 900+ hundred pounds of them. Erin points out buying the "right" speakers can help with not having to buy acoustic panels!

Erin takes a look the JTR Noesis 210HT, was he blown away? The team talk audio/video shows-are they worth going to? Joe reviews some Elac speakers that some call dull and Joe is seeing and hearing the opposite! Michael talks the Perlisten video he already has out and the upcoming one from their HQ. The guys also take some great phone calls, and answer a few other questions! Don't forget to watch the live show every week on Monday evenings 7pm eastern time zone, 4pm for those on the west coast, on YouTube! And for those of you listening to this audio podcast on Spotify don't forget to answer our poll question! And thanks for tuning in, we appreciate it!

Watch the original video version here. https://youtu.be/2i5QU8__mq4

Charles Sprinkle, director of acoustics at Kali Audio, will show us a better way to get consistent, repeatable measurements using the moving mic method. 

Settings 1/24th Octave 

FFT Length: 16k 

Averages: forever 

Window: Hann 

Overlap 50% 

https://thehifisummit.com/project/kali-audio/

If Class D is nor power efficient, why aren't there more receivers using that? We also talk about a Marantz vs another Marantz vs a Tone Winner PrePro.

What 16 Channel processors would you like to see go head to head? Do you think there will be dramatic differences?

Comply ear tips for the AirPods. Biases against soundbars? Dolby Atmos processors differences from brand to brand? Speaker placements for one seat or all seats? Erin talks car vs home sound. Up coming reviews for Michael! And much more!

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Channa wants to buy less then 25 feet of cable for how much??? Arendal is in for review with Erin! Michael is going to the Perlisten HQ in Wisconsin! Joe goes in for training for some videos???

Monolith just released a 13" and 16" subwoofers. Which so far measure larger than just the base inches, reviews of the 13 inch version are coming soon from Joe and Michael. Channa takes a call from B The Installer that has an unusual layout that he needs to install a system in with both surrounds and heights going in ceiling?!? BenQ just released the ultra short throw V7050i. Channa will be getting a 83 inch TV soon.

Billy buys some KEF R3 Meta because of Erin's recent review. Channa learned from a young age that hifi is fun and equipment matters. Joe would love to bridge the gap from measurements matter to the only what you hear matters camps. Erin takes pause with shopping hifi shops, vs hearing what you would hear in your room. And finally Joe digs a hole, a big giant hole!

Brent Butterworth and Dennis Burger will join us July 10th on YouTube.

For Show Merch: shop.dailyhifi.com

Fosi Class D, Mixing Subwoofers, Are Bass Traps a Necessity?, Reference dB's?

Stop the FOMO and Don Dunn stop in for a chat. Everything is covered from a Sony home theater system that costs $1,800 to James Loud Speaker company where prices are a touch high but the tech is so cool!

Be sure to visit here and get your ticket to the summit: AV Summit 2021 Q4 October 25 - 29 http://theavsummit.com

A Lot of the brands that Michael has worked with are giving away prizes big prizes in some cases!!! Zidoo is some how pronounced like Zipper! Acoustical panels clear Michael's dialog in his theater! AVR's take the longest time to review! MWAVE is coming...see you in Lawrence Kansas, July 22-24, 2022!  https://midwestavexperience.com/ 

Joe details the problem with old VS newer reviews. And Erin backs him up with the fact that the human brain audio recall knowledge is less then a couple seconds long. So comparing old vs new reviews might be futile. Michael to the rescue, his reviews try to be on the merit of each item by itself.

Erin flips some KEF blade meta's off a truck! Daft Punk song gets analyzed. Auro 3-D goes streaming. Joe made some adapters with some nails! Checking the phase at crossover point to sub/s? Room Perfect and the Magic Beans! No import function on Anthem!

Tim gets some new THX speakers from Monolith. Joe is using Encore speakers from Monolith. Two team members from Dirac visits Joe! Joe, Michael, and Tim all worked at Circuit City around the same time frame. Denon and Marantz get Dirac AND Audyssey. Distance error in with Audyssey can be corrected for with manual tuning and doing some multiplication. Is a power amp required? Does voice of god speaker make that much difference in Tim's or Joe's setups?

We talk with Michael Vamos from Audio Skies about being an importer and distributor of high-end hifi components from brand such as Larsen, Gamut, Ideon Audio, Pneuance,  and Pear Audio Blue. https://bit.ly/AudioSkies

Watch the original video podcast: https://youtu.be/xWpeRJ_1Fnc

Timestamps

0:00 Start 

10:00 What he does at Audio Skies 

19:42 3 Favorite albums 

31:00 About Larsen Speakers 

59:00 High-End Speakers | Gamut Speakers 

01:15:00 The Lobster Chair modified by Gamut 

01:36:00 The High-End Industry

Guest -  El Jefe Reviews: http://youtube.com/eljefereviews

Co-Host - New Record Day: http://youtube.com/newrecordday

Co-Host - Joe N Tell: http://youtube.com/joentell

Shout outs: Apos Audio: http://www.apos.store

Originally streamed live on 11/19/2019.

So another show down, another group of people reporting back on how things went there. What show or show's would you go to if given the chance? Axpona, MWAVE, Florida Audio Show, THE Show Southern California, Audio Advice Live? Another one not listed? Let us know your thoughts.

Joe's app is almost at beta testing phase woot, woot!!! Spatial Audio Calibration Toolkit discs are on the way for those that purchased a disc!!! miniDSP 2x4HD or Denon with MultEQ-X? We have a discord group for the SACT, don't forget to ask questions there! What are Joe and Michael getting for their systems next? Joe has some subs to test! Buy a new house with in ceiling speakers, and trying to figure out if they are useable?!? Sony has new receivers, but the AZ3000ES has no preouts. Zidoo or Zappiti, which one!?! Do either one of those replace an AppleTV or Roku? 

Spatial Audio Calibration Toolkit: https://spatialcd.com

MWAVE is coming: https://midwestavexperience.com/

A few patreons join the Monday show. Joe tests out a subwoofer from SVS. HDR from YouTube. 900 Auro videos? Reference volume explained and discussed. And so much more!

Joe goes dark mode! Michael is going to be comparing JVC's new projectors to Epson, Sony, and older JVC projectors in KC! AVR compared to amps, and some one shuts down a Emotiva amplifier. Sonus Faber speakers in for review over at Michaels YouTube page. Channa almost has his Pioneer receiver. Channa delivered a smooth video with out scripting! Erin just wants VU meters!

Michael wears a beanie! Tom Cruise and his crazy stunts! How much power do you really need for various speakers? SVS SB Ultra 13 or SVS SB3000? Channa gets some crocs! Merry Christmas if you are still celebrating and have a Happy New Year!!!

Channa takes us on a tour of Audio Advice Live, 2023. Erin Brings up that he has the Monolith THX Compact satellites.

Erin goes to Joe's home and listens to Auro-3D and Atmos. And gets to hear them back to back with a button press or two. Erin asks a few negative commenters to do it themselves! Joe is asked if he bought subscribers???!!!??? Russound amp for SVS speakers? More excursion more air moved. REL has new subs!

Channa is talked down from the Genelec monitors. Joe has a second event and talks about future events in Southern California. Joe got to hear the JBL 4329P, and is wowed! But to reel it in he compared them to the the Kali LP-6 V2, what was better? Klippel or REW ghetto spinorama?