The Daily HiFi Podcast

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?

KEF Reference 1 or Perlisten S4B? Which one is better, for your needs? Nathan, a caller, asks about speakers and amps and receivers and tells us about a ferret getting stuck in a SVS sub! 31 band EQ's of old for a new system? Audyssey anomaly fixed! Joe flex's the mini-DSP flex! Can you hear a difference in a mid tier receiver and a pre/pro?

We talk about the upcoming AV Summit! And MWAVE taking place in July, in Kansas. We help with a few phone calls. Channa looks for new studio monitors! Michael takes a look at colored bias lighting.

We now know where Andrew Jones is, he went to MoFi!!! We can't wait to see what his first design is going to be! Channa had to redo Dirac in his studio system. Caller calls in and we are blushing cause he thanked us up and down for what we try to do, getting good info into your hands. BestJoy universal remote? Ya that's a thing. Erin gives us a schooling on ring radiator tweeters that are abnormal...

Ealan stops in for another visit! We talk about his new testing grounds for audio and video products. Joe is at Disney Land. Michael Shares a little about MWAVE. Channa over comes technical difficulties with the infamous Mammoth internet and joins us just a touch late.  https://www.youtube.com/ealanosborne https://midwestavexperience.com/

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!

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!

We talk about a system build with a receiver and speakers and (SVS) sub all for $2,000. Mission Speakers are also talked about. Dirac talked to Joe! Dirac with magic beans? Michael talks Home Theater tours in Florida! Anthem 90 processor? Is it worth it? Monoprice has a two 10" driver sub, and two 12" sub model, as well as the two 15" subs. Crowson bass actuators, are awesome and pricey and we tal...

Does dispersion matter? Michaels HT tours are running wild in Florida! Learn how to use REW!?! Channa is asked about LG TV review and where it is?

This talk with Stefan goes from Auro 3D, Atmos, movies, movie mixes and so much more!!! Sit a spell and take a load off and join us on this awesome podcast!!

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!

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!

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 t...

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? 

Channa buys a line array or two! White ones as well! Erin needs a light bulb, possibly in his brain! Is there any end to shortages of HT equipment? When does cost out weigh performance? $1,000 prepro from Emotiva, the MC-1. The guys take phone calls as well. We learn about comb filtering that happens with dual center speakers. New Monolith THX speakers launch, well with couple week delayed shippin...

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!

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???

Erin explains test results of the Polk XT line up and what all the graphs mean to the average listener. Channa gets system magic beans from Joe remotely. Channa finds his subs can dig deeper than he thought and blends much better than before. And Micheal just got back from a projector shoot out and will be sharing a YouTube video on it January 12, 2022, so keep your eyes open for that.

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!

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. 

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!

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 perspe...

Are ATI amps good enough for JTR? Are standalone players better then the gaming systems for blu-ray playback? Joe likes stereo over surround at sound united! Make sure you have power to your electrostatics! Focal versus Martin Logan? Make sure you answer the poll on Spotify!  

Joe tells stories from Sound United in California. Sound United being the parent company of Denon, Marantz, Polk, amongst others! And Channa mentions that he will be mixing some of his original tracks in Atmos, so stay tuned for that! Also to Spotify listeners we are trying out the new poll option they added. Be sure to answer them if ya want to! Thanks for listening from the Daily HiFi crew!

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.