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You should do those more in depth videos because I see that a lot of people that have purchased the remote have been having issues with getting it programmed and they are wanting to sell the remote. As you know, there is very little information on how to program the remote and get things setup. I actually purchased 3 of these and having some issues getting things setup and working correctly and I also use Home Assistant.
Another trip to put on the "bucket list"! Also, the House of Sound in NYC.
The volume buttons are super loud, so they will wake your partner when you press them.
The speakers are placed too high compared to the ears. If you move the band down, then it will squeeze your nose. They should be redisgned. Also, they are not completely dark (in case you use them in a car or somewhere with light).
Jaw droppingly awesome.
They should rent the space out… would be an easy sale!
I read the article and could not find it - do you have approximate room dimensions?
Somewhat confusing. Are you saying that those of us who've been on the waiting list (for almost 2 years now) will automatically get an email that we can now order/pay for the remote or are we going to have to sign up for a Kickstarter "place in line"?
They will notify you when the Kickstarter is ready, and they also plan to use the current waiting list order to prioritize shipping when the new batch is ready.
I had the SofaBaton X1S and returned it. Already on the wait list for this.
I just got my Sofabaton, but should return it and do the same.
Do you have any links to the Lumagen integration for Home Assistant? My google-foo has failed me so far? I don't want to use IR, and I'd like to get events from the Lumagen into Home Assistant for automation (e.g. future screen masking - would be ideal to get aspect ration events). Thanks.
Let me check with the person who wrote it before sharing. There is a Home Assistant thread on AVNirvana.com that I will use to share if given permission.
@@av_nirvana that’s great. I’ve considered building something myself (e.g esp32+mqtt) but always find it difficult to find enough time. Would be happy to contribute if open source.
IP control is the way to go. It amazes me we don't have more companies using that technology instead of the old IR. Roomie, SImple Contol, and now AVAOS (very limited offerings)etc. are the rare companies doing it so I'm glad to hear about this. Not sure about Home Assistant, don't use it, but an app based version, a la Harmony hub, would be great for those of us who don't want a physical remote and prefer an app based, IP control design. Thanks for the info, Travis, going to check it out.
Gave up waiting and ditched my Harmony elite for Roomie Remote on an ipad air. Roomie has easily integrated my lumagen, epson PJ, and other devices. Completely understand people who prefer a remote over a tablet and happy to see even some good competition because the harmony is... really not a good product in 2024.
I’ve never liked my Harmony to be honest. But I do need to have an actual remote vs a tablet.
@@av_nirvana Curious, why do you say you "need" an actual remote vs a tablet?
Because I like having buttons to press without waking up a tablet.
@@av_nirvana Lol, ok. I need a Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport then, but alas will have to make due with my pickup 😂
I’d like a Control4 system, but am not missing anything by “making do” with an unfolded circle remote + home assistant.
I have 3 Harmony hubs w/ Companion remote + 1 Elite all working. I have a set-top box so number keys are a must. The Sofabaton never vem made it to the sofa. Does the Remote Two at least do LED number touch keys like the Eilte? ... otherwise its an expensive doorstop for me. I also chucked HA (runnning on a VM on WIndows) cause I realized no one else in the family would be able to manage it when my time is up here on Earth One, Alexa is already a challenge for them.
You can create as many screens as you want, completely customizable to whatever command you need, and you can upload custom icons as well. Basically infinitely customizable.
Thank-you sir! Informative as always.
I've been on the reservation list for what feels like an eternity, my harmony is slowly dying and I'm itching to get my hands on a remote two as it's replacement and use in conjunction with HA. Please please do more videos, there is virtually nothing on this remote on youtube so would love to see more content.
Hopefully your Harmony holds out a little longer. The R2 is worth the wait in my opinion. Harmony has a very large jump on all the replacements in terms of database size and user feedback, but this has the potential to go way above and beyond.
Thanks for sharing, I’ve been wondering when or if I would ever get a email about this products availability.
Lots of folks have been wondering. Hopefully this is a short-window kickstarter and they can get a new batch out the door relatively quickly.
"It's about the Journey" I was asking in a forum about doing a centralized gaming server, and someone asked me why I didn't pay someone to do it. Exactly! It's about the fun of getting it figured out. If I paid someone, the money would be wasted, and then I wouldn't have play money to spend on myself because I wasted it on someone else having the fun I wanted to have.
Thanks for the good video! I am also keen to see, how it develops. on very important item from my perspective. They need to work a bit on the remote itself. For my (and potentially others tastes) it needs more and a bit bigger physical button with more elevation... But who knows... maybe they are already working on this
I don’t think you’ll see any hardware revision this go-around, they have been very focused on the software/firmware since the launch. I’m not a small guy and I’ve found it pretty easy to get used to the button layout and have no problems finding my way around it without looking.
Thanks for sharing your experience over the past few months with the Remote 2. This is the only remote that I feel has the potential to easily exceed what Harmony Elite offers. I have been a fan of their potential since I first had them as a guest on my podcast two years ago. I personally haven’t used Home Assistant yet, but I like what you shared about how it uses IP vs IR.
Thanks Michael. Home Assistant has been great, and since all my gear sits in a rack with my network equipment it is pretty great to simply connect everything with Ethernet and use IP control as much as possible. I’d love to do a video from start to finish setting up Home Assistant and then configuring it into the remote but id have to figure out a way to back everything up first so i can restore it after doing the video. I’m sure you can relate to getting things working perfectly and not wanting to mess it up to do a video. 😉
I love Youthman's joy for AV.
So why would they put s*** cables in your in the product
Assuming not many firmware updates required and they work perfectly for charging.
You guys should consider doing more content on plasma TVs, Pioneer Kuros exedra. As you'll notice, your interview with the Pioneer technicians Is your most watched video. It would be great if you could get them back on and let some of use write up questions for them. I would really like to hear them talk about the faulty aging algorithms which was never addressed by Pioneer. It is still very talked about to this day on AVSforum. These TVs still have a very big following and sell for thousands of dollars on eBay. I would be happy to spread the word if you are able to get them back on for a follow-up interview. There would be a lot of interest and a lot of people with interesting questions. These TVs still have a huge following.
Let's make a classic series of speakers. Then let's make a sub for the classic series. Then let's make (or have Arcam make) an integrated amp for the classic series. Then let's not put a sub-out on the integrated amp for the JBL L10cs classic series subwoofer. Or an HDMI. 🤷
Who came here from r/hometheater?
I have several preamps at home at the moment. 1 of them makes all sources sound very similar. I wonder if that's what's going on here? When I put my Parasound P5 preamp back in the system every source sounds unique. I would say there's something not right about this guy's system if these 2 devices sound identical.
Minimalist setup - just the Nodes into a tube integrated amp and on to the speakers. Vast differences in sound from any other source, between different pressings of albums, etc.
Mine after 3 years now sounds like a jet engine spinning up. It still works fine but I opened it up and two of the three plastic motor mounts were broken.
Mine suffered a similar fate a few weeks out of warranty. Smelled like burning plastic, however, so I replaced with a HumminGuru.
I recently picked up the Fluance RT85N and it feels cheap to me.. sound is very nice but it has some kind of intermittent popping which is very annoying... So I'm going to upgrade to a Rega P6 hopefully tomorrow!
The Fluance is what I had in for review right before I bought the Rega. You will not be disappointed!
I just got this on 4k two days ago. That scene where they destroy the ship (the one you have at around 16:30) got the neighbors knocking on my door. That is easily the bassiest scene of any movie I've watched yet. I'm curious, don't you think they nerfed the initial Paul worm riding scene for home release? I remember in theaters it had a lot of low low bass but on my system it's just not there. Not even my bass shaker that goes down to 10hz does anything on that scene.
Will we be able to use CX via a firmware update for current and older avr models?
Sadly seven months later there is still no point break in 4K
That’s Shout!’s fault, not Kaleidescape’s, but yes, I’d love to have it. I just saw it’s being released in the UK on 4k disc soon, so perhaps we’re nearing an exclusivity window closing here. Fingers crossed.
Love your KZread videos! I subscribed and liked all of your videos that I've seen so far. Thank you for all of your important content!
Thanks for subbing!
I owned two Pro-ject VC-E record cleaners. Both defect within 1.5 years each !
Mine died a few weeks outside of the warranty. Replaced with a HumminGuru.
Thanks for the review. This is what I'd recommend for most people over the 2x priced Zen Blue v2 I own. Most of the features dropped for the Air won't be missed. Great for bringing guest sources into your stereo quickly.
The JVC NP5 is lamp based while the Epson LS-12000 is laser based. Is there any difference in performance after say, 6000 hours? At the price of the JVC, should it be logical to get a laser projector rather than a bulb projector? Looking forward to your advice.
Great question. If you buy the JVC, you should expect to replace the bulb after about 3,000 hours. For me, the vast improvement in black levels and color accuracy offered by the JVC make it the best choice for situations where you’re using it in a proper, dark home theater type of setting. It’s going to give you the best, most accurate picture of the bunch. The benefit of the laser on the Epson is that you really won’t lose any light output as the projector ages. That means you can calibrate it after about 100 hours and it should be pretty much stable for the life of the laser (assuming you don’t move it to a new, different environment, at which point you may want to consider a new calibration). But, as you can see in the scores, you’re sacrificing some performance in overall image quality. Don’t read that as the Epson being bad… it’s not… but the JVC’s black level performance give it a leg up in overall picture. If I were you, I’d look at the used market and see if I could catch a deal on the JVC-NX7 or NX9… buy a new OEM bulb for it, and enjoy. Also, see what used pricing on the NZ7 are, especially as the two new JVC models start shipping in the next month. That said, if budget is paramount and the NP5 is top of your money, it’s a solid choice.
SVS claims 22Hz… I think you mentioned getting 27hz? Is that from placement or calibration? I have a ported sub for my home theater just because I WANT the dishes to rattle when the T-Rex is walking by onscreen lol…. but sealed for my 2.1 music setup for the musicality.
27Hz was the spec when reviewed but it dug much deeper with real-world room gain factored in, closer to 22Hz in my room, corner-loaded.
@@av_nirvana Nice! It’s an awesome setup. 👍
So all you did was certify it’s a 2.1 cord every cord that is certified has to hit those same numbers so where’s the difference? Did your cord send 1 ands 0 better than Amazon 15 dollar and 48gbps is standard for 2.1
What many people might already have is an AMD graphics card and Chromecast. There you can use AMD Link to mirror your PC to your TV. It is a bit more involved setup, but the upside is that you don't need _any_ extra cables, power adapters, transmitters etc. - all you need to have is both of them to be in the same network.
looks nice but the snoozeband is a third of the price and slimmer. will probably go with the snoozeband
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My friends for over a decade. Best tv supplier in the business, hands down.
Purchased my LG tv and had it calibrated from Valueelectronics. Excellent service!
Robert seems like a really s swell guy
Robert and Wendy are fantastic!
I love that they sell Panasonic & sharp TVs, one of a kind store in the US. I really hope they import Nubert Audio systems from germany some day. I wanna see value electronics become the B&H and of Hifi & Media
Robert always comes around like a Fatherly figure esp with how much affection he speaks to his guests...
The Zohn's are an industry/community treasure!
Agree
Check the description for links/phone number to Value Electronics!
I've read people mention Value Electronics online but I never really knew anything about them and how they have a really nice showroom! I miss the old days when there were local home theater stores nearby. Value Electronics is only 3 hours from me. Probably would've been easier to just drive there and checkout the gear than spend a lot more time reading about equipment online where everyone has a different opinion. Good video!
Great people. Definitely a go-to place for home theater gear!
Man it would be awesome to visit their showroom!
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RT82 with OM10, and acrylic platter. Then get an extra headshell and put on whatever (upgraded) cart/stylus you want.
I have to disagree. My A760 has not had any difficulties with anything analog or digital connected to it. I admit that it lacks a TAPE OUT but there is a way around that.