Barco’s Big Move, Panasonic’s Pivot, and Amazon’s 4K Paywall on Home Theater News Review Podcast!

<p>🎥 Join our AV and home theater forum community at AVNirvana.com.Build real relationships with other home theater enthusiasts and talk shop about speakers, processors, projectors, TVs, and more. We look forward to seeing you in the forums!</p><p>🔥 Show Sponsors🔥</p><p>💥 SVS: Visit: https://www.svsound.com/</p><p>🎛️ madVR Labs: Visit: https://madvrenvy.com/</p><p><br></p><p>🔗 Links:Acoustic Frontiers / HYPERSUB Live Stream: https://youtube.com/live/xPJMrRbDFQo?feature=sharemadVR Envy Commander announcement: https://www.avnirvana.com/threads/madvr-labs-reveals-a-feature-rich-web-interface-envy-commander.16407/</p><p>🔗 Forum Links• For the latest disc reviews: https://www.avnirvana.com/forums/blu-ray-media-reviews.12/• For the latest news covered in this episode: https://www.avnirvana.com/forums/av-industry-news.6/</p><p>⏱️ Chapters<br>00:04 Intro and show format changes<br>00:52 Show focus reset, industry news direction<br>01:43 Show Sponsors begin<br>02:04 Show Sponsors, madVR Labs<br>03:02 Show Sponsors, SVS<br>04:16 Lightning Round begins<br>04:24 Panasonic partners with Skyworth<br>05:14 Philips 2026 OLED and RGB Mini-LED lineup<br>06:48 LG 2026 OLED pricing and launch details<br>07:58 Amazon Prime Video Ultra tier changes<br>08:35 Acoustic Frontiers HYPERSUB F-24 DUO<br>10:27 Meze Audio Astru IEM launch<br>11:33 Cleer ARC 5 earbuds with THX Spatial Audio<br>13:24 StormAudio firmware update and Impulsion 8 amplifier<br>14:42 Emotiva BasX TA2+ integrated amplifier<br>15:50 Retro Rewind Video Store Simulator<br>16:48 Headline Story, Barco to acquire VerVent (Focal and Naim)<br>20:24 Disc reviews and Michael Scott highlights<br>22:01 New to Disc releases this week<br>23:13 Top selling 4K discs<br>23:52 Kaleidescape content update and Special Prices<br>24:47 Streaming charts via JustWatch<br>25:43 Show close</p><p><br></p><p>🎧 Podcast Links</p><p>• Spotify:vhttps://open.spotify.com/show/2XZc1WVL7gGazxGLiURw0E</p><p>• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/av-nirvanas-home-theater-news-review-htnr/id1715862636📺 </p><p>Episode Summary</p><p>On this episode of HTNR, the show refocuses on its core mission, delivering timely AV industry news that matters to both enthusiasts and insiders. The lightning round is stacked with major developments, including Panasonic shifting TV production to Skyworth, Philips pushing forward with Dolby Vision 2 and RGB Mini-LED, and LG locking in pricing for its 2026 OLED lineup. There’s also a notable shake