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Hosted by Tom Andry (of Audioholics) and Liz Vinci, this male-female team dissects home theater topics and products in a way that is funny, and makes the information very accessible to the common user.

AV Rant #326: Perfect Woman and Bob
by info@avrant.com (Tom Andry, Clint DeBoer)
17 May 2013 at 7:19pm
This week, Liz and Tom (mostly Tom) welcome Bob to the podcast. Do you want to be on as well? Have a flexible schedule (or not, we can work around stuff) and a mic? Let us know and tell us what you want to rant about. Bob? Buying a receiver wasn’t all he thought it [...]
AV Rant #325: Shopping for Blu-Ray Players
by info@avrant.com (Tom Andry, Clint DeBoer)
10 May 2013 at 2:50am
Thanks to Art (this week’s xFan), we have an actual topic. Want to know what Tom thinks is important with Blu-ray players for most of you? Skip to the end. Liz wants to talk about ebook DRM and Tor. They don’t have it and haven’t for a while. What has that meant to their business? [...]
AV Rant #324: xFan
by info@avrant.com (Tom Andry, Clint DeBoer)
1 May 2013 at 10:13pm
Tom’s got news that causes a Liz to lose it for a few moments. You’ll have to wait for the end for that. Michael Bay apologizes for Armageddon. Tom really doesn’t think it is necessary, Liz thinks it is a little late. PLAiR – a discussion of the streaming solution and how to properly pronounce the name. What [...]
AV Rant #323: Flock of Eagles
by info@avrant.com (Tom Andry, Clint DeBoer)
26 Apr 2013 at 6:55pm
Tom starts off the podcast with a big, fat, “Thanks” for the coffee. It’s already being put to good use. For the first time in a long time, we have a “This Week in Netflix.” And for the first time in, maybe, ever, it is all good stuff. To start with, they added a bunch [...]
AV Rant #322: Size Matters
by info@avrant.com (Tom Andry, Clint DeBoer)
19 Apr 2013 at 2:24am
We’re late but it’s Liz’s fault. And there was all sorts of noise and stuff on her end so…Tom did his best. She’ll say it was an open window but it sure sounds like someone unwrapping candy to me. This week, Tom asks for Liz’s reaction to the hiatus. They discuss monetizing the show. Feel [...]
AV Rant #321: We?re Back!
by info@avrant.com (Tom Andry, Clint DeBoer)
10 Apr 2013 at 3:43pm
Yep, we’re back and all your questions will be answered. Tom and Liz discuss all the new watches that are either coming out (like the Pebble), or being talked about. What do you think? Will watches be the new thing? Sony (surprisingly) comes out with the first “affordable” 4k displays. You might not buy one [...]
AV Rant #320: Mr. Liz
by info@avrant.com (Tom Andry, Clint DeBoer)
8 Jan 2013 at 9:30pm
Rob H. and Will take over the podcast this week for an extra nerdy episode. Samsung has a new ”unprecedented” TV design, and a way to make your “old” Smart TV smarter. Meanwhile LG is finally shipping OLED, and has smarter TVs, too. Intel is getting into set top boxes andIPTV. Rob thinks he knows why. And Will knows why it probably won’t [...]
AV Rant#319: Happy New Year!
by info@avrant.com (Tom Andry, Clint DeBoer)
1 Jan 2013 at 6:54pm
This week, Lee Overstreet guest co-hosts with Liz over the holiday weekend. We discuss favorite new Christmas presents (Lee got a printer, Liz’s family got tablets). LG is offering a new TV line with embedded Google TV. Lee thinks Apple will be forced to reinvent the internet-connected television. Liz thinks the Houston Texans are in [...]
AV Rant #318: Merry Christmas
by info@avrant.com (Tom Andry, Clint DeBoer)
25 Dec 2012 at 8:54pm
Rob H flies solo  to host a special Christmas episode for this week. Flat Panels, Sound Bars, Low Cost Speakers, Entry Level Audio, Room Acoustic Treatments, Power Conditioning, Front Projectors, Projection Screens, Subwoofers, Speakers, Receivers and Amps – Rob totally geeks out to bring you his take on Home Theater Value, and the products he thinks [...]
AV Rant #317: Live from New York!
by info@avrant.com (Tom Andry, Clint DeBoer)
20 Dec 2012 at 4:04pm
Ok, not quite live. But the good news is for this week and next, Liz and Rob are on the same continent for easy podcasting. Tom is off exploring the world, so Rob steps in once again. This we we talk about television news. Nielson will be partnering with Twitter to get show metrics. Liz [...]
AV Rant #316: Podcast Booty Call
by info@avrant.com (Tom Andry, Clint DeBoer)
12 Dec 2012 at 5:36am
Rob is back but Liz makes a brief appearance. News on Tom’s absence plus the release date for Bob Moore: Hostile Territory is revealed. Tentatively. This week, Gene reviews the new Status Acoustics Titus 8Ts. Grab your wallet and pull out $50k for your pair. Plus, get some friends to help you move the things. [...]
AV Rant #315: Video Quality
by info@avrant.com (Tom Andry, Clint DeBoer)
5 Dec 2012 at 6:40am
Rob steps in for Liz because Tom can’t get up in the morning. This week, it is all about video quality and streaming. The new 4K resolution players are being announced. You’ve already heard of the one from Sony, but Red has one as well. A rebuttal to the “HBO is making me pirate” argument [...]
AV Rant #314: Processors
by info@avrant.com (Tom Andry, Clint DeBoer)
28 Nov 2012 at 10:58am
Liz found a retro TV that she sort of loves. Tom thinks it would be a better screen saver. Check out the Kuba Komet here. The House of Cards trailer surprises both Tom and Liz as being something that they are actually interested in. If you have $25,000 to spend on a TV, do you [...]
AV Rant #313: Everywoman
by info@avrant.com (Tom Andry, Clint DeBoer)
21 Nov 2012 at 6:49am
Boy, not a lot happened this week. Tom and Liz try to stretch this out as best as possible. Black Friday is on the way. What will you be shopping for? Audioholics has a gift guide for Christmas. Unmonday has a wireless speaker that Tom doesn’t quite get but that Liz sees a place for. [...]
AV Rant #312: Synergy
by info@avrant.com (Tom Andry, Clint DeBoer)
14 Nov 2012 at 5:50am
Clint DeBoer, Editor-in-Chief of Audioholics.com steps in when Liz has technical problems. He brings a report from the 2012 Audioholics Get Together which happened a few weeks back. Check out the full coverage here. Hulu has a new area for kids. Tom likes the idea but it sounds like he wants Hulu (and Netflix and [...]