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AVRant #17: It's a Sack of Love
How manufacturers react to some reviews and think consumers are idiots, how to get your questions answered quickly on an AV forum, and whether or not you need to buy your sub from the same…
AVRant #16: CEDIA, Shootouts, and Wireless Speakers
Tom and Dina unveil their plans for CEDIA (geeks beware!) plus Tom discusses the bookshelf speaker shootout and the Soundolier duo speaker lamp review. Dina ponders a little cosplay and Tom readily…
But I Already HAVE a DVD Player!
I've stayed out of the high def format debate mostly because of apathy. I honestly don't care. I don't own a player, have no real desire to run out and buy one, and I know a lot of people that feel…
Manufacturer Review Response Form Letter
In an effort to facilitate the review process, the Audioholics staff has come up with a form letter that Manufacturers can use to reply to a review during any point of the review process.…
AVRant #15: Freaky Penguins Must Die
Tom and Dina catch up on their mini-movie reviews (hence the title of the episode). Tom reveals how his evil son broke his sub (guess how happy he is about that?). They discuss man caves, what can go…
AVRant #14: Release the Geek
Kurt takes a stab at the correct Denon pronunciation which leads into a discussion of other alternate pronunciations. Bobmac's rant comes up (Tom talks about his mom), Tom challenges you to let your…
Ask AVRant #4: What does OCD stand for again?
Because of unforeseen problems (i.e. it’s Dina’s fault) the regularly scheduled podcast will be delayed. Instead, we’ll be bringing you an episode of Ask AVRant. Eric wants to know about chipsets,…
AVRant #13: Whatever you need, Dina is here
What do you do with neighbors who don't understand the unmitigated glory that is a 17Hz test tone? How dirty is your local Cineplex? What's it like going from a big TV back to a small one? Does…
MP3s Made Me Dumb
That isn’t to say that my IQ has in any way suffered at the hands of the miracles of algorithmic digital compression, in some ways it’s even quite the contrary. The problem isn’t that my overall…
Is HD DVD Trying to Lose?
As many of you know I have been somewhat of a critic of the high definition DVD format war. I have never understood how apparent shortsightedness and desire for short-term corporate licensing profits…