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Our Listeners of the Week are Tom, Paul, and Stefan for their donations, as well as our 87 Patreon Patrons, including: Josh V., Bastian from Germany, and Justin B. We also thank Tue for his additional website help, and Tom K. for mentioning us to SVS when he bought a PC13-Ultra.

0:07:48 Tom shares his first Dolby Cinema experience.

In the news:
Via Carlton B. - JVC is adding Frame Adapt HDR to their 4K D-iLA projectors: https://hdguru.com/jvc-4k-d-ila-firmw...

TCL's Smart Screen is another vertical TV: https://is.gd/dVdLKo

Panasonic's MegaCon 55" dual layer LCD:    • Panasonic Unveil "MegaCon" Dual-Layer...  

Panasonic transparent OLED:    • Panasonic Updates Transparent OLED TV...  

Comments:
Joseph H. shares a laugh over a cable break-in service: https://www.morrowaudio.com/products/...

Robert G. noticed Spears & Munsil's UHD HDR Benchmark how-to articles: http://spearsandmunsil.com/3rd-editio...

0:22:23 Rob W. gets our TV and speaker suggestions, plus a Harmony remote programming idea.
Sony 85" X900F: https://is.gd/jhxFjl

0:33:57 Josh V. asks if Sonos is a good wireless home theater.
Yamaha MusicCast Surround: https://is.gd/2ksFbj
Sewell Ghostwire: https://is.gd/qCemeL

0:41:55 Ted M. wants to know what the word "dynamics" means to us.

0:44:53 Dave B. finds out where to buy replacement projector lamps.
Projector Lamp Genie: http://www.projectorlampgenie.com/us/...
Projector Central Recommended Retailers: https://www.projectorcentral.com/lamp...

0:48:27 Chris H. gets confirmation for his Denon X1500H choice.

0:52:45 Mark M. asks all about auto-setup, Reference Volume, safe SPL, Dynamic EQ, running subs "hot", and Auro-3D.

1:11:55: Dave F. asks about outdoor Sonos speakers.
Sonos by Sonance Outdoor: https://www.sonos.com/en-us/shop/outd...
Sonos Move: https://www.sonos.com/en-us/shop/move...

1:15:34 Ian E. gets clarification about digital audio sampling.
Xiph.org: https://xiph.org/video/

1:19:39 Justin B. wonders if JVC's LX-NZ3 is too good to be true, and shipping something large from Australia.

1:26:12 Damien D. clarifies his Receiver needs for a new recommendation.
Denon X3400H: https://is.gd/6OR6DL
Marantz SlimLine: https://is.gd/xsdvYv

1:29:55 Christian S. speculates about HDMI delivering power.

1:32:27 Infinite Gary asks when Samsung's QD-OLED TVs will arrive and in what sizes. Plus, is a special screen needed for IMAX Enhanced content?

1:38:40 Travis D. wants a PC headphone connection with a silent noisefloor.
JDS Labs OL DAC: https://jdslabs.com/product/ol-dac/
JDS Labs Atom Amp: https://jdslabs.com/product/atom-amp/
Emotiva PT-100: https://emotiva.com/collections/pre-a...

1:42:32 Clara B. asks about HDMI-CEC, CEDIA 2019, and when's the best time to buy.

1:52:42 John M. gets more details about movie vs. music vs. game versions of decoders and upmixers.

1:56:54 Kev S. wants to better understand each step of auto-setup and EQ in case he wants more manual control.

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Host: Tom Andry and Rob H.

Intro & Outro by Austen Pond

Art provided by listener Ash

Ending music by listener Ted