Recent content by Travis Ballstadt

To be fair, Erin was very discreet about the situation until Eric posted his videos at which point Erin rightfully and understandably posted receipts that Eric was being disingenuous in his videos. I just hope if it happens again it’s between a Bartholomew and Octavius instead of Eric and...

Yeah, if you eliminate the marketing speak in that blurb, you have nothing left. If there was anything that could be detected by the end user, they'd have mentioned it. This is a licensing fee cash grab. Just saying "have to meet performance standards..." says absolutely nothing without...

There's not really any such thing as a DTSX mix vs an Atmos mix, there's a mix, and it's then encoded to one or both formats. There are minimal differences in the ideal speaker locations between DTSX and Atmos, so it could very well be related to the configuration in the mixing room. My Anthem...

HONEYMOON SUITE! I have that one on vinyl. Great band.

He reached out before doing anything to discuss setup. Eric gave him a half-assed response that was listening setup only. Specifically said in one of the emails "If I had known you were going to be measuring them I would have gone into more detail".

Random thoughts having watched Erin's follow-up. Erin is a great resource. Total pro. Interesting that the videos posted by Eric in the first post are now not available. The fact that turning the speakers upside down eliminated the cabinet resonance probably shows that either the test sample...

1990, I do believe.

They can claim it, but if it's factual information and backed by legitimate data, they will likely not be successful, and would even more likely be talked out of filing a libel suit by their attorney. Libel is by definition "a published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation...

I love that Colin James CD. When I was a freshman in college I got a job doing parking/security for all the concerts that came through. My first gig was a ZZ Top show and Colin was opening. Spent the afternoon playing frisbee with him at the load-in dock.

Also interesting context, Andrew does not seem willing to review Tekton speakers anymore, very quiet about why, speculation that it's because Eric has done this to other reviewers in the past. Maybe it's all semantics and crossed wires. Maybe it's he said/she said. Maybe it's dialing things...

Looks like a gray area. Legrand has a Home Assistant integration, but they've deprecated it and are now using a Netatmo system, as the blinds have Zigbee control. The Netatmo integration lists several items, but not shades. Seems like something that might work, but also might require more...

Looks like you should be covered very simply with Home Assistant.

I'd suggest taking a look at Home Assistant before you drop the cash on Control 4. The way I'm using it with my Remote Two, Home Assistant is doing all the heavy lifting and it is essentially a C4 system running on a $99 Home Assistant Green device. You can install the integrations for your...

To @Mike Schramm's point, which I somehow missed when I was responding, exactly. The initial digital window is generally at a higher price point. Sometimes rental only. "PREMIUM RENTAL" or "STILL IN THEATERS" type hype. These vary from studio to studio, sometimes they're purchase only...

The studios determine the release schedule. Digital providers have gotten releases early for years. When theaters reopened during the pandemic they started experimenting more with releasing almost day/date on digital platforms. My guess is they hope there is a segment that will both rent/buy...