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[Closed] Home Cinema: Quiet dialog in multi-channel DTS.

medlow · 2018-01-09T15:20:38Z

I have just been drooling over the speakers in the other thread, and it reminded me of a long standing issue I have with my setup. Speakers: Kef 1005.1 5.1. Receiver: Yamaha RX-S600. Source: WD-TV network streamer, varying file formats from x264, MP4 etc. Via HDMI. I have never been able to listen to a movie without having to alter the volume to increase the dialog then turn it down when the action stars. Its a pain in the 4ss! The explosions are too loud and the talking is too quiet. I have done the usuals like increase the centre channel level higher than all the others. This made a difference but still not acceptable. Playing with the dynamic range (either on or off) seems to help too but still not enough.. The audio geeks have probably noticed that I am limited for space by looking at my components; small speakers and slimline rcvr. Am I missing something here?

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prettygreenparrot

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I had this for a while. I thought it was the puny Tannoy 5.1 speaker set up I had. Not the case. Nor was it the Yamaha RX-V379.

I did something similar to what 2unfit2ride did.

To fix it so that dialog was at an audible volume I used the auto-setup microphone to get initial settings. Then I bumped up the mid-range frequencies and relative loudness of the centre channel by a few dB on the amp's setup. Problem solved. Centre channel speech loud and clear. Other sounds OK. Though I'll add that the centre channel speech could sometimes be a bit harsh because of the frequency boost.

I've since changed a few things and now use a pair of MA GR60s for the front rather than the Tannoys and I've removed the centre speaker altogether. A 4.1 setup. Sound is great IMO, speech clear, other sounds balanced.

Posted : 15/01/2018 8:52 pm

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