The Best 4K TV to Buy in 2025, Audio Advice Live Recap, Ascendo Launches Massive New Infra-Subs!

About this episode

This episode discusses the best 4K TVs to buy in 2025, recaps Audio Advice Live, and highlights new audio products including massive new infra-subs from Ascendo.

Home Theater News Review Podcast Season 3, Episode 12 Join our home theater community at AVNirvana.com. Build relationships with other Home Theater Enthusiasts and talk shop about speakers, processors, projectors, TVs, and more. We look forward to having you join our community! 00:01 Intro 01:18 Show Sponsor: madVR 02:13 Show Sponsor: SVS 03:10 Time Machine Segment: First Movie on a Plane 06:51 Begin Lightning News: Epson LS9000 09:03 madVR DSO Dynamic Subtitle Overlay 12:41 Ascendo 64” 100” THE64 and THE100 14:29 JTR Kallos 16:05 Yamaha True X Surround 90A Auro-3D 19:02 Onkyo ICON C-30 21:16 Audio Advice Live 2025 25:07 Value Electronics TV Shootout King of TV 4K OLED 33:14 Check in with Michael Scott, AV Nirvana Disc Reviews 34:07 New to Disc this Week 35:57 Kaleidescape Content Update 36:41 Streaming and Disc Charts 38:38 Disc and Gear Deals This episode is sponsored by SVS: Visit them SVSound.com SVS Promo: GoDual This episode is also sponsored by madVR Labs: Visit them at https://madvrenvy.com/ *Watch Ascendo - Geoffrey Heinzel Interview* Link to a full listing of Audio Advice Live 2025 Videos: *DISC DEALS* -Death Proof BD: https://amzn.to/3UUl2Sx -A Quiet Place 4K: The…

People in this episode

Host: Todd Anderson

Guest: Geoffrey Heinzel

Topics covered

• 4K TVs
• Home Theater
• Audio Equipment
• Product Reviews
• Streaming
• Disc Deals

Keywords

• 4K TV
• Home Theater
• Audio Advice Live
• Ascendo
• madVR
• SVS
• Streaming
• Disc Deals

Sponsors

SVS, madVR Labs

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Epson LS9000, madVR DSO Dynamic Subtitle Overlay, Ascendo 64” 100” THE64 and THE100, JTR Kallos, Yamaha True X Surround 90A Auro-3D, Onkyo ICON C-30, Sony Bravia 8 II 65”, Sony Bravia 5 XR50 98”, Sony Bravia 8 77”, Sony Bravia 8 65”

Books & works: Death Proof BD, A Quiet Place 4K, The Daniel Craig 5-Film Collection (4K), The Right Stuff BD

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