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Tom, Rob and Lee give an earnest and genuine take on home A/V. They’re not out to sell you anything. As of recent note, they often recommend not spending too much. If you have questions about building, setting up, or tweaking your home A/V system, then give this podcast a listen.

Been listen for years and love their great real world advice. Of all the AV podcasts out there I appreciate their approach to get good sound with what you can afford. They don’t push the only way to get a great experience is to drop multi thousand dollars on gear. Thanks Tom and Rob keep up the great work.

I’ve been listening to Tom and Rob for years and proud member of the 2+ club. But it does seem like over the past year or 2 the snark and disdain for listeners and their questions has gone from playful sarcasm to at times coming across as mean spirited. Every other segment seems pretty predictable now: listener writes in seeking legitimate knowledge, Tom makes mean and sarcastic comments about their question (often times working in a skewering at so-called audiophiles when sometimes the question isn’t “audiophile” at all), Rob laughs at Tom’s sarcasm, Tom gets serious for a moment, then rants about how dumb or stupid the question is (or again referencing his disdain of “audiophiles”) then Rob answers the question. It’s uncomfortable to listen to at times. I know it’s couched in “sarcasm” but it comes from a legitimate place of disdain - at least that’s how it seems. And I put “audiophile” in quotes because it seems the show’s definition of being an audiophile is exclusive to whackos and nut jobs who spend $5000 on speaker cables. Not all who appreciate good audio are nut jobs with $5K speaker cables. Some of us appreciate 2 channel audio without being made to feel stupid all the time. But the guys have been at it a long time so I guess they know what works for them. 2 hour plus listener signing off, Felix and Violet.

Tom is a riot. He’s most of the “rant” in AVRant, but we all know his true character. ;) Rob does so much work and it truly shows. The shows are very well prepared, have an excellent flow, and address so many real world solutions. I really love this format, and the chemistry between these two on the podcast. It just works, and works well. Well done guys!

These guys are knowledgeable and I really enjoy the parts of the show where they answer questions and give advice to listeners. Why only 2 stars?

- 1* for Rob’s constant giggling and laughing. It’s so distracting. I’ve even heard him chuckle at serious comments which is disconcerting. I understand it’s probably a form of a nervous tick but maybe if he reads this he’ll be more aware and try to tone it down.

- 1* for the terrible corny jokes. I don’t tune in for a comedy act. The info and advice is their bread and butter. The 30 second skip feature in the podcast app has never been more handy

- 1* for the terrible mix. For an AV focused show the mix is really bad. Tom mumbles quite a bit and then when they laugh at themselves your ears will get blown out.

I will gladly change my rating if these things are addressed. If not, I’ll continue to use that :30 skip to get to the good stuff.