🎥 Home Theater News Review Podcast Season 4, Episode 9
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⏱️ Chapters
00:02 Episode Preview
00:50 Audio Advice Live Discount
01:42 Show Sponsors Begin
01:49 madVR Labs
02:51 SVS Auto Room Correction
03:56 PMC Studio London Tour
05:26 Dynaudio Exits North America
06:44 Paul Jacobs on U.S. Manufacturing & Tariffs
09:59 Klipsch Odyssey Limited Edition Speaker
11:17 Dirac Live ART for PC & Mac
13:12 Sony Bravia 9 II & Bravia 7 II RGB TVs
14:24 Value Electronics TV Shootout Preview
16:15 PlayStation Goes Disc-Free in 2028?
17:58 Andover Audio FreePlay Bluetooth Speaker
19:45 Focal Scala Utopia Evo M
21:00 Ascendo Expands North American Sales
22:22 Featured Story – Kaleidescape Strato K & 4K Cinematic
25:32 Michael Scott Review Roundup
27:03 New to Disc This Week
28:16 Top Selling Blu-ray & 4K Discs
29:29 Kaleidescape Movie Store Update
30:28 JustWatch Streaming Charts
31:38 Show Close
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📺 Episode Summary
On this episode of HTNR, we tackle some of the biggest stories shaping the AV industry, including Dynaudio's decision to exit North America, Sony's rollout of its first True RGB LCD TVs, and a preview of the 2026 Value Electronics TV Shootout, which introduces RGB Mini-LED technology alongside flagship OLED displays. We also examine Dirac Live ART arriving on PC and Mac, discuss the growing impact of tariffs and AI-driven memory shortages on AV manufacturing, and look at new products from Klipsch, Andover Audio, Focal, and Ascendo.
Our featured story takes an in-depth look at Kaleidescape's new Strato K movie player and its introduction of 4K Cinematic, a new high-bitrate 4:4:4 video format designed to preserve more color information and deliver an image closer to the original studio master. We explain why 4K Cinematic may be an even bigger breakthrough than the player's 8K capabilities and what it means for home theater enthusiasts.
The episode wraps with Michael Scott's latest Blu-ray and 4K UHD reviews, this week's new disc releases, the hottest-selling physical media, Kaleidescape's rapidly expanding 4K Cinematic catalog, and the latest movie and TV streaming trends from JustWatch.
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