Our Listeners of the Week are our 85 Patreon Patrons, and Tom D. for letting Elite Home Theater Seating and Accessories4Less know that his purchases were thanks to us; and, he also shares the story behind his movie posters that were hand-painted on flour sacks in Ghana.

Pictures shown in this episode:
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In the news:

– KEF added the smaller, sealed Q250c Center to their Q-Series: https://is.gd/LkGU34

– Disney’s D23 event included confirmation that Disney+ will offer 4K, HDR/Dolby Vision, and Atmos: https://is.gd/VS9DG7

Comments:

– Herb from Cross-Spectrum Labs let us know that sound absorptive plaster does exist, as well as a solution that uses marble over mineral wool.
– Pyrok: http://www.pyrok.com/
– Baswa Phon: https://www.baswana.com/products/baswa-phon

– Aaron C. wanted to warn that Pioneer Kuro plasma monitors don’t handle audio switching.

– Chris M. reminds us to check if our credit cards offer automatic extended warranty coverage.

– Martin D. thinks Dr. Floyd Toole’s 3-part “Designing a Home Theatre” is a great resource: https://routledgetextbooks.com/textbooks/9781138921368/home-theatre.php

0:20:26 Mike S. asks us to prioritize acoustic treatments, and explain what the toggle switch does on his Focal Super Bird speakers.

0:25:18 Justin T. gets our recommendations for on-ceiling Atmos speakers, a way to make the ceiling wires aesthetically pleasing, and exact placement instructions.
– Boston SoundWare 4.5: https://is.gd/pRIV7O
– KEF E301: https://is.gd/H8spJ2
– Sewell Ghost Wire: https://is.gd/Fz1dhQ

0:34:51 Karl R. gets a whole bunch of power protection recommendations, all from APC.
– H15: https://is.gd/gl0mAv
– J15: https://is.gd/MMZbcJ
– J35B: https://is.gd/KVKOAD
– P4V: https://is.gd/JGimFz
– P6WU2: https://is.gd/svBBIL
– P8V: https://is.gd/pIcUW5

0:45:02 Ben F. gets our top in-wall speaker recommendations. And we discuss the difference between using insulation inside vs. outside your walls.
– Monoprice Sycamore: https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=35751
– Aperion: https://www.aperionaudio.com/collections/in-wall-in-ceiling-speakers
– HSU: http://hsuresearch.com/products/hiw-1.html
– KEF: https://www.shop.us.kef.com/architectural/in-wall-speakers/rectangle.html
– RBH: https://rbhsound.com/inwall.php

0:52:16 Infinite Gary asks what his neighbor should do with 150 hours of saved TV shows on her DVR when she moves. And we discuss High Def Digest’s “Is 4K a Scam?” article: https://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/is-4k-a-scam/44625

1:03:43 Carl C. wants slim, inexpensive, on-wall Surrounds.
– Elac Debut 2.0 OW4.2: https://www.elac.com/product/ow4-2/
– Ascend HTM-200SE: http://ascendacoustics.com/pages/products/speakers/htm200/htm200.html
– Aperion Intimus 4B: https://www.aperionaudio.com/collections/intimus-speakers/products/intimus-4b-satellite-speaker-pair-stealth-black
– NHT SuperZero: https://www.nhthifi.com/products/10654-superzero-2-1-our-amazing-mini-monitor

1:07:14 Casey P. has us troubleshoot why HDR doesn’t work with his Roku Ultra plugged into his Denon S510BT feeding his Vizio E-Series TV.

1:14:22 Ben F. needs to save space, so we provide speaker suggestions, and explain why we don’t agree with putting two subs both on the front wall.
– RBH Visage VM-Series in-wall Center: https://rbhsound.com/inwall_visage.php
– RBH Impression Elite Front L/R: https://rbhsound.com/r5e.php
– Harman Multiple Subwoofer White Paper: https://www.harman.com/sites/default/files/multsubs_0.pdf

1:25:48 Nick B. has us go over his plans for upgrading a little at a time.

1:31:21 Patrick P. asks what the differences are between the LG B9 and C9 OLED TVs.

1:35:37 Francis A. is willing to consider bookshelf speakers, not just satellites, so we make some suggestions, and recommend some speaker stands, too.
– RBH Impression/Impression Elite: https://rbhsound.com/series_impression.php
– Ascend SE: http://ascendacoustics.com/pages/products/speakers/cbm170/cbm170.html
– SVS Prime: https://www.svsound.com/products/prime-bookshelf
– Aperion Intimus: https://www.aperionaudio.com/collections/satellites-bookshelf-speakers/products/intimus-5b-bookshelf-speaker-pair
– HSU: http://hsuresearch.com/products/hb-1.html
– Monoprice Monolith Stands: https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=24794
– Sanus Steel: https://is.gd/ADWC8U
– Museum Putty: https://is.gd/ipmtPd

1:42:08 Monty N. gets more discussion about his seating layout, projector vs. flat panel, Surround speaker placement, a TV for the bedroom, electrostatic speakers, and which speakers would be better than his Ascend Sierra-2 and what that would cost.

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