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AVRant Home Theater Podcast
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 #269: CADS
by info@avrant.com (Tom Andry, Clint DeBoer)
2 Feb 2012 at 12:29pm
A few disclaimers: We make up (co-opt really) a new curse word. Liz and Tom, for a time, mistake Neil Young for Neil Simon. Whoops. This week in Netflix? WB acts like a bunch of…well, CADS. Tom thinks you can take the conversation in this article and pretty much switch out the local “evil” the [...]
AV Rant #268: Shoutlin Monk
by info@avrant.com (Tom Andry, Clint DeBoer)
26 Jan 2012 at 12:44pm
Liz has a big announcement that she starts the podcast with. It’s a doosy and may mean big changes for AV Rant. Stay tuned to future episodes for further details. Tom answers questions from Jason, Jonathan, and Andrew this week. Did you know AOL is still alive (though their site looks more like a blog) [...]
AV Rant #267: Griffin
by info@avrant.com (Tom Andry, Clint DeBoer)
19 Jan 2012 at 12:36pm
Tom is back! You may rejoice or curse at your discretion. If you didn’t notice the SOPA message on the website, we went black for a day (and again next week). Liz has some thoughts on Spotify and Rdio. Audyssey is branching out and Tom doesn’t like it at all. Technology rules! Welcome to Mars [...]
AVRant #266: Honey Ryder
by info@avrant.com (Tom Andry, Clint DeBoer)
12 Jan 2012 at 12:00pm
Second podcast of 2012 and we’re already innuendo-ing. Is that a word? Anyway, in today’s podcast, Rob H. is back on the air and as prolific as ever with a soup-to-nuts on soundproofing your room so your neighbors still like you when you up the bass. Also on the topics list: Holiday sales of Consumer [...]
AV Rant #265: First!
by info@avrant.com (Tom Andry, Clint DeBoer)
5 Jan 2012 at 12:00pm
Today’s the first podcast of the new year, Tom is still on vacation and Rob is here filling in. We’re talking about some sad news to start off the new year.  Kodak might be filing for bankruptcy, Berkline went out of business in May, and Gibson and Onkyo announced a new business deal. Rob’s soup to nuts this week is [...]
AV Rant #264: Holiday Hangover
by info@avrant.com (Tom Andry, Clint DeBoer)
29 Dec 2011 at 12:00pm
Tom is still on vacation this week, and Liz has a bit of the post-holiday blues. Picking up the slack this week is loyal listener Will, bringing in the updates for your favorite set top boxes/roll-your-own software: XBMC, Boxee, Plex and Roku all announced updates this week. Also updated this week: the Logitech Harmony App [...]
AV Rant #263: Boobies
by info@avrant.com (Tom Andry, Clint DeBoer)
22 Dec 2011 at 9:05pm
Tom is on vacation in Thailand this week, so please welcome guest host Clint DeBoer of Audioholics.com. This week we ramble a bit about movies (LotR, the Hobbit, Great Gatsby in 3D) and Liz commits a mortal nerd sin and confuses Lord of the Rings with CS Lewis’ Narnia series. We talk way longer than we [...]
AV Rant #262: Way Off Topic
by info@avrant.com (Tom Andry, Clint DeBoer)
15 Dec 2011 at 12:00pm
Content is thin in the weeks leading up to CES, but Tom and Liz are up to the challenge. The  iNuke Boom definitely made us say “Wow” (and some other things as well).  Ultraviolet is still not living up to its promise. Netflix segment this week: Is Verizon acquiring Netflix? Tom butchers Netflix Chief Content Officer‘s last name, but [...]
AV Rant #261: YMMV TL;DR
by info@avrant.com (Tom Andry, Clint DeBoer)
8 Dec 2011 at 12:56pm
Were you wondering if Liz was the perfect woman? She makes her case on this week’s podcast. Tom has a few things to say about subs (most importantly, Audioholics.com is giving one away). Would you rent a toy for your kids? Tom got a tweet from @loudspeaking (great twitter handle btw) about his new Bob [...]
AV Rant #260: Vicodin Makes Her Slur
by info@avrant.com (Tom Andry, Clint DeBoer)
1 Dec 2011 at 12:59pm
Liz had a bit of an accident this week and is pushing through the pain to get this out to you in a timely manner. This week Tom has more to say about NAD (Liz says he’s feeding the trolls), Google Music, and Steam. Tom and Liz discuss a new AV Rant tagline. Someone will [...]
AV Rant #259: Audiophile Demos
by info@avrant.com (Tom Andry, Clint DeBoer)
24 Nov 2011 at 8:18pm
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. If you live in Perth or (probably) in Australia, you shouldn’t listen past the closing music. You’ve been warned. This week Liz and Tom tackle Google Music, audiophile demos, and Vudo-to-go. Liz has some thoughts on PETA, Tom breaks down the new NAD VISO 1 and BenQ Joybee GP2, [...]
AV Rant #258: Shatner is an Ass
by info@avrant.com (Tom Andry, Clint DeBoer)
17 Nov 2011 at 12:22pm
If you don’t listen after the music, you won’t hear us discuss our last topic. Soup to Nuts this week is a few gift suggestions (check the list below for links). How much do artists earn online? Liz and Tom dissect the article. Tom breaks down the new EMPtek speaker and sub offerings. Should you [...]
AV Rant #257: Dongle
by info@avrant.com (Tom Andry, Clint DeBoer)
10 Nov 2011 at 9:00pm
Podcast is a day late this week due to forces out of our control. AV Rant has a new Google+ Page – join in to be part of the discussion and hear yourself mentioned on the podcast. Also, don’t forget we host G+ Hangouts at least once a week (usually Tuesday 10:30pm EST). This week, [...]
AV Rant #256: Oh My
by info@avrant.com (Tom Andry, Clint DeBoer)
3 Nov 2011 at 1:25pm
Tom might be getting sick again, but that doesn’t mean he won’t be ranting. Lots of streaming news this week from Netflix, Redbox, Blockbuster, and Google. Chris had a completely different experience using the PS3 to stream content. Tom and Liz talk about Star Trek, Superman, interfaces, data caps, how Tom killed Steve Jobs, and [...]
AV Rant #255: Oreo S&M
by info@avrant.com (Tom Andry, Clint DeBoer)
27 Oct 2011 at 1:04pm
You’ll have to get all the way to the end of the podcast to figure out the name. Sorry about that. Tom and Liz get their Netflix wish from listener Jason (thank you Jason). Speaking of Netflix, they lost a few subscribers. A Lego man washes up in Florida. Tom found a high-end/cost speaker which [...]