AV Rant Home Theater Q&A Podcast

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October 14, 20262 hr 10 min

AHA HT #001: Soft Launch

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 […] The post <a href="https://avrant.com/aha-ht-001-soft-launch/">AHA HT #001: Soft Launch</a> appeared first on <a href="https://avrant.com">AV Rant</a>.

October 13, 202621 min

AHA HT #000: Thus it Begins

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 […] The post <a href="https://avrant.com/aha-ht-000-thus-it-begins/">AHA HT #000: Thus it Begins</a> appeared first on <a href="https://avrant.com">AV Rant</a>.

October 7, 20262 hr 7 min

AV Rant #999.9z: End of an Era

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 […] The post <a href="https://avrant.com/av-rant-999-9z-end-of-an-era/">AV Rant #999.9z: End of an Era</a> appeared first on <a href="https://avrant.com">AV Rant</a>.

September 30, 20262 hr 9 min

AV Rant #999.9y: Liminal Rob, Tom Crawls

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 […] The post <a href="https://avrant.com/av-rant-999-9y-liminal-rob-tom-crawls/">AV Rant #999.9y: Liminal Rob, Tom Crawls</a> appeared first on <a href="https://avrant.com">AV Rant</a>.

September 23, 20262 hr 14 min

AV Rant #999.9x: The Most Offensive Subwoofer

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 […] The post <a href="https://avrant.com/av-rant-999-9x-the-most-offensive-subwoofer/">AV Rant #999.9x: The Most Offensive Subwoofer</a> appeared first on <a href="https://avrant.com">AV Rant</a>.

September 17, 20262 hr 10 min

AV Rant #999.9w: Lee’s Abridged Museum

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 – […] The post <a href="https://avrant.com/av-rant-999-9w-lees-abridged-museum/">AV Rant #999.9w: Lee’s Abridged Museum</a> appeared first on <a href="https://avrant.com">AV Rant</a>.

September 10, 20261 hr 49 min

AV Rant Special: CEDIA 2026 with Joe Klusnick

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 […] The post <a href="https://avrant.com/av-rant-special-cedia-2026-with-joe-klusnick/">AV Rant Special: CEDIA 2026 with Joe Klusnick</a> appeared first on <a href="https://avrant.com">AV Rant</a>.

September 9, 20262 hr 4 min

AV Rant #999.9v: EarFun Wave Pro X Review

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 […] The post <a href="https://avrant.com/av-rant-999-9v-earfun-wave-pro-x-review/">AV Rant #999.9v: EarFun Wave Pro X Review</a> appeared first on <a href="https://avrant.com">AV Rant</a>.

September 2, 20262 hr 10 min

AV Rant #999.9u: Rob H Lore

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 […] The post <a href="https://avrant.com/av-rant-999-9u-rob-h-lore/">AV Rant #999.9u: Rob H Lore</a> appeared first on <a href="https://avrant.com">AV Rant</a>.

August 26, 20262 hr 2 min

AV Rant #999.9t: 4:4:4 For What?

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 […] The post <a href="https://avrant.com/av-rant-999-9t-444-for-what/">AV Rant #999.9t: 4:4:4 For What?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://avrant.com">AV Rant</a>.