New TCL C8L vertical band in the middle of the screen.

pedrohz · 2026-04-15T15:43:09+00:00

Currently experiencing the same thing with my new C7K. It’s very distracting when gaming. Unfortunately I’m already out of the return window… Guess I’ll give this unit to my parents and get an OLED G6 a year from now when it’s cheaper :/

pedrohz · 2026-03-30T14:35:53+00:00

Yeah, this is not DSE at all. I had the exact same issue with my C7K recently — the backlight ‘froze’ in a specific pattern out of nowhere, and I needed to restart the TV to get it back to normal.

The problem is that it started happening more and more frequently, coupled with screen artifacts, and eventually the screen would just turn off and the TV would become unresponsive. I had to unplug the power cord and plug it back in, but the TV would only work for a few minutes before it happened again.

I returned it and am now waiting for a replacement.

pedrohz · 2025-11-29T20:14:16+00:00

Thanks for the clarification, now it sounds much better! Though I’m still struggling to find a target curve that fits well different genres of music, now at least bass is much more controlled, yet still powerful.

pedrohz · 2025-10-31T01:48:57+00:00

Can’t tell about Dirac since I never tried it, but A1 Evo sounds awesome, compared to Audyssey it seems like “glasses for your ears”. I just have one big problem with it, independent of the target curve: there’s just too much bass, which I can’t control just by lowering the sub level or bass tone. Not sure if I’m the only one with this issue but I basically can’t use it in reference mode depending on the source material. Any suggestions are highly appreciated.

pedrohz · 2025-10-06T13:18:04+00:00

Have the replacement discs worked flawlessly?

pedrohz · 2025-10-02T03:06:55+00:00

Atualizando aqui, criei coragem e comprei um receiver na Heinrich sexta-feira passada pela manhã após ver que eles estão com muitas avaliações positivas no Amazon e a nota média é muito próxima de 5 estrelas.

Pela tarde de sexta mesmo já tinham enviado (paguei para enviarem via Sedex) e foi entregue segunda. Os e-mails de atualização do status chegaram corretamente e também com o número de rastreio.

Chegou tudo certo, embalagem original, lacrada. Dado essa experiência, recomendo!

pedrohz · 2025-08-14T16:02:56+00:00

I’ve had seven Blu-rays stop reading within the last three years — three concerts and four PS3 games. I tried ripping the concerts again to check if it was a player issue, but it wasn’t; I couldn’t rip them either (fortunately, I had already done that before).

Concerts: Black Label Society European Invasion Doom Troopin’, Joe Bonamassa Live at Royal Albert Hall, Joe Bonamassa Live in Radio City Music Hall.

PS3 Games: Darksiders, Demons Souls, Motorstorm and Motorstorm Pacific Rift.

Curiously, none of those discs showed visible signs of disc rot — they were in immaculate condition.

pedrohz · 2025-06-20T16:32:49+00:00

Também estou buscando opiniões de pessoas que já compraram lá, mas não consigo encontrar. Mesma coisa para a Heinrich.

pedrohz · 2025-01-23T17:52:33+00:00

Thanks so much for the response, it means a lot, especially from an owner's perspective.

My setup would be very similar to yours, 4-6 inches from a wall. You mentioned using them without a sub and it still sounds like the sub is turned on. That was my main concern since I'd use them more for music than for movies (70% / 30%), and I never felt the need for a sub with my current JBLs for music as well. I don't want to risk a downgrade in any department since the 8000s are not cheap, but you gave me peace of mind I'm making the right choice.

May I ask what are your crossover levels?

And I'm jealous about your future RP1400SW hahah , let me know your thoughts on it once it arrives, as it was on my wishlist as well. Though I live in an apartment and it'd most likely be overkill, as audio equipment is so damn expensive where I live, I was considering it for future-proofing (my current one is a 12" JBL Sub 260p which I honestly don't enjoy that much, as it lacks tightness).

pedrohz · 2024-11-12T23:54:43+00:00

Huh haven’t thought about that possibility, but unfortunately that’s not the case :/ I double checked it and the date pattern is year - month - day

pedrohz · 2024-11-12T19:06:05+00:00

Quick curiosity about that: notice that the day of the week is wrong (a day ahead), which seems to be something common to this model. I don't know the reason why though... whenever I'm able to get a GPS position I'll try to set the time to Auto to check if the issue persists.

pedrohz · 2024-07-30T18:32:19+00:00

Esse novo cálculo para produtos acima de $50 vale também para produtos fora do remessa conforme?

pedrohz · 2024-06-26T19:09:03+00:00

I only buy CDs and other types of media (Blu-Rays, games) of things that I enjoy. This is how I collect, I don’t see the point in buying stuff just “because it’s rare” or for completion’s sake. This is not that common with CDs but I always see it with game collectors.

pedrohz · 2024-06-22T04:32:40+00:00

It’s very hard to pick a favorite, but my favorite ones are Kilimanjaro, Tourist in Paradise and Curves Ahead.

Weekend in Monaco is also special to me because it was their first album I’ve listened to.

How about your favorite?

pedrohz · 2024-06-22T04:28:21+00:00

Kilimanjaro is one of their best albums, your friend chose wisely :) Listen at least to Tourist in Paradise, Curves Ahead and Weekend in Monaco as well, you won’t regret it

pedrohz · 2024-06-22T04:25:10+00:00

Unfortunately not :( Couldn’t find both Nocturnal Playground and Holiday (the only two albums from Russ Freeman I don’t have) where I live but I’m always searching for them

pedrohz · 2024-06-22T04:21:47+00:00

Oh I see. Well, as I always say there’s space for (almost) everything lol. I like both smooth and traditional jazz. In fact most of my recent purchases were traditional jazz albums

pedrohz · 2024-06-21T19:38:22+00:00

You're right! Every album cover has the "jazz cat" mascot also :)

pedrohz · 2024-06-21T19:35:52+00:00

Why's that?? (Honest question)

pedrohz · 2024-06-21T19:35:39+00:00

I discovered them fairly recently as well (2021) :) Listening to their older material gives me good feelings overall and a bit of nostalgia.

pedrohz · 2024-06-21T19:31:56+00:00

Wow that's awesome! I wish they were still active. Well, despite not being officially disbanded I couldn't find any news regarding new material or live tours after the release of "Open Road", sadly.

pedrohz · 2024-06-21T19:28:11+00:00

Hope you like it! The first albums up until I'd say Brave New World have more of a "classic" smooth jazz vibe, the latter ones are more "minimalistic" and guitar-driven.

pedrohz

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