Okay, I guess two can play the “trust me bro” game. I have stereo speakers on which this is an issue and a 5.1 compatible soundbar on which it is not. Same file, same player.
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bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 16 hours agoThe evidence is that even on good equipment the dialogue is hard to hear.
reev@sh.itjust.works 16 hours ago
JordanZ@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Gonna hop in then with my own anecdotal evidence.
I have a 7.2.4 Dolby Atmos setup in my living room(11 speakers, two subs). Outside of my subwoofers the center channel is the most expensive single speaker in the setup. I absolutely do not have this issue. Dialog is always crystal clear. I own nearly 4000 physical copies of movies/shows on disc. So I’ve watched a lot of different media.
Is that needed to correct this issue…absolutely not. I have a $150-200(can’t remember) 5.1 soundbar from Best Buy in my bedroom and it’s perfectly adequate as well. My sister was complaining about this exact volume issue and bought the same sound bar, problem solved. I will mention this setup doesn’t work as well but is acceptable for Nolan movies and his notoriously messed up mixes. My Atmos setup is great. He mixes for theaters not ~10w stereo TV speakers. Some people still hate his mixes…even in theaters. 🤷♂️
Do I know the issue people are talking about…absolutely. I’ve experienced it myself. The hardware you have and the way it’s configured matters tremendously. Sometimes just turning on ‘Reduce loud sounds’, night mode, or audio compression can help. These are all the same thing with different names(and others). Their implementations and effectiveness can differ by device though. It compresses the dynamic range of the audio mix. Basically the loudest sound(explosions) and the quietest sound(whispers) don’t have such a huge volume difference. Which can help with the ‘blowing out my ear drums’ experience.