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Our condolences to the friends and families of Patrick Stewart, Walter Koenig, and Eric Bauza. Everyone who loves Star Trek will miss all of them dearly. Our 1st AHA Movie Club episode was posted last week. And an entirely new AHA Podcast is in the works! 111-inch OLED TVs are coming, along with expected price […]

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Welcome to Actually Honest Advice Movie Club! It’s our 1st episode. We’re kind of winging it. Full Spoilers! Let’s discuss “The Last House”. 00:00:00 – Intro 00:01:53 – Contact Info 00:03:09 – Listeners of the Month 00:04:32 – The Last House – Preamble 00:06:18 – Our Immediate Take 00:06:34 – No Spoiler Description 00:11:28 – […]

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Warning! Rob vents about some local politics right at the top, so skip ahead if you hate hearing that stuff. In happier news, watch for the 1st AHA Movie Club episode later this week! 83-inch QD-OLED TVs are probably coming next year. And Sony appears to have discontinued the last of their Ultra HD Blu-ray […]

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What’s with the old intro & outro music? Growing pains. Apple has a new, expensive Apple TV 4K. And Joe Klusnick makes his first AHA HT appearance to share his slideshow from his in-person visit to Value Electronics. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjD8iWw 00:00:00 – Intro Where’s that new, placeholder music Rob mentioned? 00:03:41 – […]

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Welcome to the 1st Actually Honest Advice Home Theater Podcast episode! Pardon our dust. It’s a bumpy start. And farewell to AV Rant. It’s AHA HT from here on out. NVidia Shield TV Pro gets a $100 price hike, despite being over 7 years old. HDTV Test crowned their picks for the Best OLED and […]

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We’re Actually Honest Advice. Your podcasts for honest advice. And we’re starting with Home Theater! AHA HT Tom and Rob certainly aren’t new to podcasting. We recorded over 1,000 episodes of a show called AV Rant. But after well over a decade, we decided to freshen things up a bit! When we first decided to […]

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This is the last AV Rant ever! But don’t worry; the podcast lives on. AHA! New Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K fails to impress. The Paramount Skydance – Warner Bros. Discovery merger is complete, and the whole thing is just called Skydance now. HDTV Test determined the best LCD TV of 2026. Pictures shown in […]

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AV Rant #999.9y: Liminal Rob, Tom Crawls RTings’ How To Use a Smart TV Offline guide. Samsung ending QLED? LCDs getting more expensive. What we watched wasn’t for us. RTings made a step-by-step guide for How To Use a Smart TV Offline. Samsung appears to be winding down their QLED TV moniker. All LCDs will […]

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AV Rant #999.9x: Most Offensive Subwoofer Tom’s back! Thanks, Lee for last week. New Epson Home Cinema projectors. CD sales growth. FiiO CD Player. Krovatar and DpBlue Ultra HD Blu-ray players. Tom has returned! We find out what kept him away last week. And thanks to Lee Overstreet for guest co-hosting. New Epson Home Cinema […]

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Tom is away unexpectedly. So Lee Overstreet is pinch-hitting on short notice! We rant right away, and loved the things we watched this week. 78th Emmy Awards. iPhone Duo. AirPods 5. tvOS 27. Genuinely Wireless Sonos Surrounds. Panasonic Ultra HD Blu-ray Player price increases. And Valve’s Steam Frame VR. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjD54nV 00:00:00 – […]

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This is our CEDIA 2026 Special! Joe Klusnick attended the CEDIA Expo in Denver, Colorado once again. We catch up with Joe, have another What We Watched segment, and then view Joe’s photo slideshow from the CEDIA show floor! Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjD4AHu 00:00:00 – Intro Welcome back, Joe Klusnick! Don’t forget, we also […]

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EarFun Wave Pro X review. Roku Pro Series OLED. Sonos Beam & Ace Ultra. Klipsch Reference Signature. Kaleidescape 246TB Terra Prime. Magnetar ULTIMA. Emotiva LXP-16 & LXR-11. Trinnov WaveForming with 2 subs. XWALL TITAN Noir Ultra. XGIMI AURA 3 Max. AWOL LuxVision. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjD4j94 00:00:00 – Intro Watch for another AV Rant […]

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AV Rant #999.9u: Rob H Lore Sony Bravia 6 OLED. SVS SoundPath Multi-Band Wireless Adapter. Xbox Disc-to-Digital. Ucluelet Japanese Canadian History Pavilion. Bravia 6 OLEDs are Sony’s answer to the LG B6. SVS SoundPath Multi-Band Wireless Audio Adapter replaces the Tri-Band model. Xbox Disc-to-Digital grants digital entitlements for supported games on physical media. Rob went […]

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Aperion Audio teases their new Fons Series of On-Wall Speakers. Ascendo will demonstrate their new Panoramic Surface On-Wall composite radiating surface full-range speaker driver at CEDIA. Rob was dead wrong about WiiM, and gets corrected. Rob also teases a new purchase. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjD3hsx 00:00:00 – Intro Rob teases an upcoming purchase. 00:07:23 […]

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Samsung wants to get the jump on Dolby Vision 2 by partnering up with Amazon Prime Video to launch HDR10+ Advanced content first. Monitor Audio Silver Series 8G speakers bring 3-way designs at competitive prices. Tom and Rob do a full spoiler discussion of Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjD2JNV 00:00:00 – […]

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Hisense 2026 UX, U7, UR8, and UR9 Series TVs are the first to get Dolby Vision 2 Max. Marantz Cinema Series 2 Receivers arrive. And Klipsch Reference Premiere III Series speakers and subs get prices and release dates. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjD2cK4 00:00:00 – Intro Weather, and back-to-school chat. 00:06:39 – Unexpectedly Good Purchase Rob […]

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AV Rant #999.9q: Rob is All Channels Driven Emotiva Nostala FT12 Subwoofer. KEF LS LUXE Wireless Speakers. Rob is mad at YouTube. Emotiva Nostala FT12 Subwoofer joins the Emotiva Nostala LB12 Speakers to create an Emotiva Nostala Series. KEF LS LUXE Wireless Speakers fit in between the KEF LS50 Wireless II and LS60 Wireless Towers in the KEF […]

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Dynaudio is leaving North America, but they’ve made it clear they will honor warranties. It just isn’t clear…how. Roku is not immune from RAM and storage price increases, so they’ve made price hikes. And Paramount Skydance has hit a roadblock in their quest to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjD1eiY 00:00:00 – […]

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AV Rant #999.9o: We Fight Diminishing Returns Value Electronics’ new King of TVs. The Odyssey in 70mm Film IMAX Review. Value Electronics crowned their new King of TVs for 2026. Rob saw The Odyssey in 70mm Film IMAX and shares his review. And if you missed it last week, check out our interview with Michael […]

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Welcome to an AV Rant Special episode. Today, Rob H. and Joe Klusnick interview Michael Kobb, the Principal Engineer of User Experience at Kaleidescape. We learn a bit about Michael and his personal home theater. Then we dig into the new Kaleidescape Strato K Movie Player and its unique 8K and 4K Cinematic format capabilities. We […]

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Our usual News, Q&A show today, and a Special Episode tomorrow! Dynaudio is leaving North America. Criterion will release The Complete Kubrick as a 30-disc set. We review Daredevil: Born Again S.1, and Obsession. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCZauc 00:00:00 – Intro Keep an eye out for another Special Episode of AV Rant Podcast this […]

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Dirac Live Processor is the new name for the PC and Mac versions of the old Dirac Live Room Correction Suite, and along with the new name comes support for ART. Xbox announced major layoffs and the release of five studios. PlayStation announced that 2028 will bring the end of physical games, but they’re also […]

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