About this episode

In this episode, Tom discusses the Sofabaton U3 Giveaway, new 4K cinematic formats, high prices of Valve’s Steam Machines, and the completion of the Ascend Acoustics speaker lineup.

It’s the final week to enter our Sofabaton U3 Giveaway! Kaleidescape Strato K introduces 4K Cinematic format. Valve’s Steam Machine prices are high. And the Ascend Acoustics CBM-170SE2 completes the Signature SE2 speaker lineup. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCXn2f 00:00:00 – Intro Life updates. And how’s Tom’s back? 00:10:55 – Sofabaton U3 Giveaway It’s the […] The post AV Rant #999.9k: Take a Breath appeared first on AV Rant .

People in this episode

Host: Tom Andry

Topics covered

• giveaway
• home theater
• 4K format
• audio equipment
• technology news

Keywords

• Sofabaton U3
• Kaleidescape Strato K
• Valve Steam Machine
• Ascend Acoustics
• home theater

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AV Rant

Products: Sofabaton U3, Kaleidescape Strato K, Valve’s Steam Machine, Ascend Acoustics CBM-170SE2

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