WiiM products as a poor mans miniDSP? Is there a preferred in room response? The Arendal 1528 Series is coming soon! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyhifi/support

Channa would like a 105" Monitor that is in a 21:9 Aspect ratio for his studio! Trinnov Waveforming; is it a "wow" technology? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyhifi/support

Erin gets bit by a dog, and doesn't almost die. Close one though. Joe takes on to fixing one of Erin's most loathed speakers. We talk DSP correction. And can you trust a pro to calibrate your set up? Will it be different, better or worse than what you already have? Could be all three! Or just one, or two of those. --- Support this podcast: https://…

We talk the hottest show in all the land! CEDIA 2024! Trinnov, Storm, JBL, etc. etc! Klipsch has Dirac in a soundbar! Grimani systems showed a less expensive system than last year. And so much more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyhifi/support

What 16 Channel processors would you like to see go head to head? Do you think there will be dramatic differences? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyhifi/support

What would you want with a streamer? What are the top two or three streamer "needs" for you? Aperion Audio A5 coaxial. Magic Beans Audio gets a few good comments. Four channel amp for height speakers. Or front channel amps? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyhifi/support…

Channa gets some ATS Acoustics panels. Should our viewer get Magic Beans first or a miniDSP 2x4HD? Also Joe has some awesome looking speakers coming in soon!!! But will they sound as good as they look? Channa's video on his acoustic panel set up: https://youtu.be/ulymcG936ew?si=mqPeipU3W_jALd1i --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.c…

Going from a receiver & 2.1 preamp - combo - to a Marantz AV10? An age old question: Klipsch VS JBL? Which one wins this round? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyhifi/support

We go over Erin's review of the Infinity Primus 360. And we bring up our favs for 2024 products so far! Erin's Review: https://youtu.be/AqXFeENMCJo?si=xTLw8kOpex0iHx4- --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyhifi/support

What is Magic Beans Audio cooking up. maybe a MSO light? Or Something along those lines? Yamaha R-N2000A vs WiiM Amp, ABX tests round two. Erin, yes our own Erin Hardison, tried YPAO! Did it go ok for Yamaha or no, listen to find out? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyhifi/support…

Ranging from a 5.1.4 to a coming 9.1.6. We have a pretty full range of setups! We also talk Dirac ART and how it is not coming to Denon or Marantz this year. Wendell asks about what he needs for a Magic Beans setup. Zidoo goes upscaling, 8K upscaling! And so much more in this episode! Thanks for listening! --- Support this podcast: https://podcaste…

If Class D is nor power efficient, why aren't there more receivers using that? We also talk about a Marantz vs another Marantz vs a Tone Winner PrePro. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyhifi/support

miniDSP EQ'ing Subwoofers then a AVR's correction doing the same? When is it ok to do that and when is it not? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyhifi/support

So another show down, another group of people reporting back on how things went there. What show or show's would you go to if given the chance? Axpona, MWAVE, Florida Audio Show, THE Show Southern California, Audio Advice Live? Another one not listed? Let us know your thoughts. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daily…

What really separates one receiver to the next one, or from one pre/pro to the next pre/pro? Room correction? Supported audio formats? What does it for you? Also Joe finds a diamond in the ruff of a bookshelf speaker. Post EQ it doesn't look bad at all! Spinorama.org --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyhifi/suppor…

Channa gets a tour at Sony. Channa and Joe talk THE Show where Joe got to show off Magic Beans - True Target to a mainly two channel crowd of people. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyhifi/support

Joe And Channa will be at THE Show Costa Mesa California on June 7-9. Go Here for more info: https://www.theshownow.com Also we talk about panning laws for Atmos at home, and what that means for all our viewers and listeners. Also we field some questions from our show viewers. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyh…

Channa found some new music he really likes! Which would you go with, a Marantz M1 or a WiiM Amp? Marantz is $999 the WiiM Amp is $299. Does going to an Axpona pay off for reviewers? And we talk much more! Affiliate links below, where we earn a small Commission on any sales through these links: WiiM Amp: https://amzn.to/3VlolTI Marantz M1: https://…

What does it take to be an Audiophile? Are we audiophiles? Joe headed over to Masimo to show them the way of the Beans by demonstrating True Target! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyhifi/support

Joe polls his audience, and asks what target curve are they using. We also take on a great question about height speakers where and what, and also how many! Elac releases a new speaker. How do you import Magic Beans target curves? Sony releases OLEDs and mini-LEDs TV's. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyhifi/sup…

Where with speakers do you see no more returns on money put into them? Like do $500 speakers sound just as good to you as $5,000 speakers? How about $1,000 vs $10,000 speakers? Also how much are or did you put into Acoustic Treatment? Or did a rug and some drapes help enough for your needs? Or maybe you didn't do any treatment? --- Support this pod…

What Rocky movie is your favorite? Is Rambo some how better? PSA's 18" ported or 21" sealed? Same cost, same amp! Which would you get, Perlisten or JTR for mains? Auro 13.1 or Dolby Atmos 7.1.6? Erin is getting a complex! Apple Music App for Roku Ultra, Atmos? Center or Sub/s, which is more important for home theater? --- Support this podcast: http…

Do you think AV Forums gave Joe a fair shake? Erin is getting a pair of bookshelf speakers that are 101 pounds each! Tim was hangry at Axpona! Klipsch out performs SVS for a viewer! Joe did a poll or two about target curves preceding a video or two! Yamaha YPAO! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyhifi/support…

Erin, Channa and our video editor Tim all met up at Axpona! This is an audio accounting of what happened! Opera and Jazz might have been over used at the show for demoing speakers. Erin and Channa got mauled by fans during the show! And we take some questions! Some House Keeping: We are now recording on Tuesday nights live, so expect the Audio Podc…

Well Yamaha has a few iterations of YPAO and getting Magic Beans to work with each is being worked out! Speaker wire gauge, and getting right, or at least good enough. Link Below: https://products.electrovoice.com/na/en/cableloss/ Channa working on some videos and getting his mixing studio setup! Channa does not want a huge subwoofer, aka Klipsch 1…

April 3, 2024 8pm ET, go here: YouTube.com/@MixingNight Joe tests DEQ and Cinema Filter and etc from a Denon to see what they are doing. Spatial Toolkit to the rescue again, tests speaker levels from Denon when using DEQ, loudness management, etc. Viewers are interested in Movie Theater levels and Frequency response. --- Support this podcast: https…

RSL's new 10E Subwoofer is only $299, what would your thoughts be on such an inexpensive sub? Also Erin got an ABX comparator for amps and speakers. Stereo for 99 years and now people are still getting sort of used to Atmos mixing. Magic Beans was released!!! https://magicbeansaudio.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/…

Want to help Erin out? Go here: https://www.patreon.com/erinsaudiocorner Erin got the KEF Blade 2 Meta on the Klippel, which is no easy task! Would you hear a difference in op amps? Anyone like DTS play-fi? Polk R700 going to be reviewed? Joe's release of magic beans is almost here, tonight in fact if you are listening to this podcast same day as w…

Magic Beans gets a release date! How many channels for a certain size room? Magic Beans and open baffle speakers? Erin hears something he missed before in songs with KEF Blade Meta 2! Side ways height speakers near ceiling! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyhifi/support…

Wharfedale about to release Super Denton speakers! Kali smaller monitors! Channa visits a mixing clinic and discussion forum! Talking roundy things with impulse responses? Erin's dream build of a speaker from scratch? Lossy or lossless files sizes? No cereal box thumbnails please?!? Channa is looking for acoustic treatment for a studio space. --- S…

Erin flips some KEF blade meta's off a truck! Daft Punk song gets analyzed. Auro 3-D goes streaming. Joe made some adapters with some nails! Checking the phase at crossover point to sub/s? Room Perfect and the Magic Beans! No import function on Anthem! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyhifi/support…

Joe and Channa talk headphone ugliness. Phase and time aligned speakers leads to awesome imagining! What is impulse response? Channa complains about Dirac Art and his mixes! Exporting Magic Beans to various products. Using Pink Noise vs Sweeps. Mike Dean, great bass demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evi12DFoPrc --- Support this podcast: https:/…

Erin made a trip to a HiFi shop in Alabama! Erin found his perfect pairing in the KEF and McIntosh room, but quickly went on! Erin do we even know you any more? Erin came across a Danish speaker company; Davone. 2 sub outs, with 4 subs on a older Denon? Joe talks about his HTP-1 from Monoprice's Monolith line. --- Support this podcast: https://podc…

Format war? What not another one! Well we talk about it a little in this episode. Erin is getting some speakers, 10,000 dollar speakers! Joe is excited for his upcoming HTP-1 review, lots of features he can use! Shillin10 is a 10% coupon off the Spatial Audio Calibration Toolkit, can be used at https://spatialcd.com/ --- Support this podcast: https…

Back from NAMM, Joe and Channa are talking about studio plans. They also talk about what they saw at NAMM. Erin is asked about bass management in a two channel systems. Visio TV keeps rebooting, what should our YouTube viewer do with the TV? New Roadhouse movie that is coming soon is legit? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/p…

When Magic Beans is released do you have to worry about the attenuation from an acoustically transparent screen? Demo material you want demo material? Well check out the spatial audio calibration toolkit discord group demo material, new stuff too! CES coverage still in coming from Channa. Joe and Channa are going to NAMM. Phase inversion because of…

SVS has a new lineup of speakers! Also Sonus faber showed some big stuff from them and McIntosh. Channa goes over how impressed he was with the Dolby Flex Connect demos he got. And so much more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyhifi/support

Channa goes to CES 2024, reports back on the transparent TV from LG. Is Recalibration needed after changing the crossover frequency in your receiver? Magic Beans is coming along, and adding things to the builds almost daily. And more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyhifi/support…

Channa is gearing up for CES and The NAMM Show coming up. We take to remixing movies lacking Atmos heights! 115" TV, coming to US EVER?!? Sonos speakers or a sound bar for a receiver free setup! Channa makes some of his own Atmos scenes, that he made with audio only! Channa is running through his receivers to try Magic Beans-True Target on almost a…

We know Dirac has been and will probably continue to be a premium product, so is $799 for the full package from Dirac to much? Let us know! Also we talk TV's should one go higher end and smaller or should you go mid tier and go larger? Erin talks about his review of the KEF LS60 powered stereo speakers. Arendal speakers not enough bass? But their s…

Magic Beans is really in beta as they say. Hot Dogs on a stick, speakers on a stick. Arendal 1723 speakers! Erin bought a pair of which KEFs? Magic beans is finding the room transfer function, or what the room does to the speaker. Auro3D and Atmos 13.1 for optimized for both. Are front wides used more than a voice of god speaker and center height s…

SACT code for Holiday Sale, EARMUFFS15. JBL Bar 1000! Auro 3D comes to Shield. Which AVRs allow delays, volume and crossovers after Dirac? Mixing for home, object based mixes vs channel based mixes? Worth an upgrade to 11 channel receiver? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyhifi/support…

Joe made a video about height speakers and used Channa as a demonstration tool. Sometimes running speaker wire leads you to a position less than ideal. Negative reviews or positive reviews? What does adding more subs do to system response? Is an 18dB cut to much when calibrating? Acoustic treatment, needed? Joe's Video: https://youtu.be/o_EpJr6yRyU…

We talk their three systems and what they have in them. We also talk about the sale for Audyssey MultEQ-X. Jay describes what is inside the Monolith Subwoofer and what the amp says!!??!! Erin put out a video about ignorance is bliss and we discuss that video. If reviewers give good reviews for inexpensive stuff and even better reviews for more expe…

Ealan brings his findings on the Nakamichi Dragon! Sonos and Sony HT-A9 are compared to the Dragon. Spatial Audio Calibration Toolkit and why it is needed. Erin shows a CD collection, then Ealan shows his collection! We talk some best movies that are new. Tripoles, what are they? SpatialCD.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.co…

Do you collect DVD/Blu-Ray/4K Blu-ray? Do you have a wall of discs? Joe doesn't like physical media! Target had a big sale on Monolith speakers! Arendal in house at Joe's place! Spatial Audio Calibration Toolkit (SACT) comes to the rescue! AV10 wasn't outputting a signal to front wides! The SACT disc showed the Dolby Atmos decoder in the AV10 neede…

Fred, one of our viewers and Daily HiFi After Show Crew Members, goes big with his screen! Would you leave OLED behind for a projector? Or If you could buy an affordable 120" OLED would you give up your projector? Channa gets Joe to go 4K and Atmos on a streaming service! We also discuss desktop powered speakers from Kanto and Vanatoo. Joe reviewed…

Erin talks car audio and a unique solution to being off center in a car or truck. DSP for Subwoofers, and more specifically would you want it or not and what about dynamic DSP EQ? Return on investment of audio/video gear? How do you look at price and how does that factor into your buying decisions? In the light of psychical media not at Best Buy an…

Is Dirac ART the next best thing since sliced bread. Or an over promise of a "improvement" for audio? Is Sony Pictures Core streaming service almost as good as discs? Now that Core is on the PS4 and PS5 are you buying either for playing back 80Mb streaming that core offers? 11.1.6 is a thing! Will it be your thing? --- Support this podcast: https:/…

Zappiti is shuttering its doors, some of the main hardware/software features might become unusable. Erin does not like some speakers! Personal bias is ¿bad?, but does not everyone have bias to some effect. Joe reviews the B5 Monolith. REL subwoofer in for review with Erin, JL review done. Spatial Group releases 5.1 and Binaural recordings by Joe an…