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AHA HT #004: Pure Honest Podcast

Our condolences to the friends and families of Patrick Stewart, Walter Koenig, and Eric Bauza. Everyone who loves Star Trek will miss all of them dearly. Our 1st AHA Movi

Nov 4
2 h 01 min

AHA MC #001: The Last House

Welcome to Actually Honest Advice Movie Club! It’s our 1st episode. We’re kind of winging it. Full Spoilers! Let’s discuss “The Last House”. 00:00:00 – Intro 00:01:53 – C

Oct 31
1 h 08 min

AHA HT #003: Apple TV 4K Audio Fixes

Warning! Rob vents about some local politics right at the top, so skip ahead if you hate hearing that stuff. In happier news, watch for the 1st AHA Movie Club episode lat

Oct 28
1 h 44 min

AHA HT #002: Joe at Value Electronics

What’s with the old intro & outro music? Growing pains. Apple has a new, expensive Apple TV 4K. And Joe Klusnick makes his first AHA HT appearance to share his slideshow

Oct 22
2 h 21 min

AHA HT #001: Soft Launch

Welcome to the 1st Actually Honest Advice Home Theater Podcast episode! Pardon our dust. It’s a bumpy start. And farewell to AV Rant. It’s AHA HT from here on out. NVidia

Oct 14
2 h 10 min

AHA HT #000: Thus it Begins

We’re Actually Honest Advice. Your podcasts for honest advice. And we’re starting with Home Theater! AHA HT Tom and Rob certainly aren’t new to podcasting. We recorded ov

Oct 13
21 min

AV Rant #999.9z: End of an Era

This is the last AV Rant ever! But don’t worry; the podcast lives on. AHA! New Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K fails to impress. The Paramount Skydance – Warner Bros. Discovery m

Oct 7
2 h 07 min

AV Rant #999.9y: Liminal Rob, Tom Crawls

AV Rant #999.9y: Liminal Rob, Tom Crawls RTings’ How To Use a Smart TV Offline guide. Samsung ending QLED? LCDs getting more expensive. What we watched wasn’t for us. RTi

Sep 30
2 h 09 min

AV Rant #999.9x: The Most Offensive Subwoofer

AV Rant #999.9x: Most Offensive Subwoofer Tom’s back! Thanks, Lee for last week. New Epson Home Cinema projectors. CD sales growth. FiiO CD Player. Krovatar and DpBlue Ul

Sep 23
2 h 14 min

AV Rant #999.9w: Lee’s Abridged Museum

Tom is away unexpectedly. So Lee Overstreet is pinch-hitting on short notice! We rant right away, and loved the things we watched this week. 78th Emmy Awards. iPhone Duo.

Sep 17
2 h 10 min

AV Rant Special: CEDIA 2026 with Joe Klusnick

This is our CEDIA 2026 Special! Joe Klusnick attended the CEDIA Expo in Denver, Colorado once again. We catch up with Joe, have another What We Watched segment, and then

Sep 10
1 h 49 min

AV Rant #999.9v: EarFun Wave Pro X Review

EarFun Wave Pro X review. Roku Pro Series OLED. Sonos Beam & Ace Ultra. Klipsch Reference Signature. Kaleidescape 246TB Terra Prime. Magnetar ULTIMA. Emotiva LXP-16 & LXR

Sep 9
2 h 04 min

AV Rant #999.9u: Rob H Lore

AV Rant #999.9u: Rob H Lore Sony Bravia 6 OLED. SVS SoundPath Multi-Band Wireless Adapter. Xbox Disc-to-Digital. Ucluelet Japanese Canadian History Pavilion. Bravia 6 OLE

Sep 2
2 h 10 min

AV Rant #999.9t: 4:4:4 For What?

Aperion Audio teases their new Fons Series of On-Wall Speakers. Ascendo will demonstrate their new Panoramic Surface On-Wall composite radiating surface full-range speake

Aug 26
2 h 02 min

AV Rant #999.9s: Spider-Man Brand New Day Spoilers

Samsung wants to get the jump on Dolby Vision 2 by partnering up with Amazon Prime Video to launch HDR10+ Advanced content first. Monitor Audio Silver Series 8G speakers

Aug 19
2 h 14 min

AV Rant #999.9r: Rob’s Shopping Hack

Hisense 2026 UX, U7, UR8, and UR9 Series TVs are the first to get Dolby Vision 2 Max. Marantz Cinema Series 2 Receivers arrive. And Klipsch Reference Premiere III Series

Aug 12
2 h 13 min

AV Rant #999.9q: Rob is All Channels Driven

AV Rant #999.9q: Rob is All Channels Driven Emotiva Nostala FT12 Subwoofer. KEF LS LUXE Wireless Speakers. Rob is mad at YouTube. Emotiva Nostala FT12 Subwoofer joins the

Aug 5
2 h 12 min

AV Rant #999.9p: Empty Nest Up

Dynaudio is leaving North America, but they’ve made it clear they will honor warranties. It just isn’t clear…how. Roku is not immune from RAM and storage price increases,

Jul 29
2 h 06 min

AV Rant #999.9o: We Fight Diminishing Returns

AV Rant #999.9o: We Fight Diminishing Returns Value Electronics’ new King of TVs. The Odyssey in 70mm Film IMAX Review. Value Electronics crowned their new King of TVs fo

Jul 22
2 h 14 min

AV Rant Special: Interview with Michael Kobb from Kaleidescape

Welcome to an AV Rant Special episode. Today, Rob H. and Joe Klusnick interview Michael Kobb, the Principal Engineer of User Experience at Kaleidescape. We learn a bit ab

Jul 16
1 h 12 min

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You can’t get any better answers about Home Theater than on this podcast. Tom and Rob and the occasional guest hosts all have experience in what makes a good theater and how to resolve the issue you may have run into. Give them a listen and you won’t be sorry.

skippyturtle · Nov 2024

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.

davep283 · Feb 2024

As an AV “newbie”, I have found this show to be both informative and entertaining. Tom and Rob have excellent rapport and have a sense of humor that I appreciate.

Amishpriest · Sep 2023

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.

MCPE RIpoff · May 2023

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.

Fiysgjutfgugff · Jun 2021

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