audio solution needed
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This topic is right up there in my list of pet peeves. The FCC has ruled that commercials cannot be loader than the show they interrupt. No one in that feckless agency is enforcing this, and broadcasters and advertisers do not care about viewers. We could all ban together and refuse to buy products from the advertisers that do this, but alas our cupboards would be bare.
On top if that, the volume of the background music on most shows is higher than the dialog, forcing you to turn up the volume to hear the dialog. This must be the result of some ivy league marketing school that is brain washing the current crop of producers with some hogwash about how louder music makes your show rate higher.
The audio is set up for surround sound, and most good systems allow you to adjust the front and rear volume (where most of the background is) separately. On a TV or a sound bar, it all comes out in one place. When I switched from surround sound to a sound bar, I couldn't hear the dialog and I was constantly reaching for the remote when a commercial came on.
Finally, I did some research and bought one of these.
Problem of loud commercials gone. Problem with louder background music mostly solved. What this does is to lower the overall volume when the music is louder. It helps with dialog, but on some shows you still need to bump up the master volume. Using the box and playing with the settings on the sound bar pretty much solved the issues.
On top if that, the volume of the background music on most shows is higher than the dialog, forcing you to turn up the volume to hear the dialog. This must be the result of some ivy league marketing school that is brain washing the current crop of producers with some hogwash about how louder music makes your show rate higher.
The audio is set up for surround sound, and most good systems allow you to adjust the front and rear volume (where most of the background is) separately. On a TV or a sound bar, it all comes out in one place. When I switched from surround sound to a sound bar, I couldn't hear the dialog and I was constantly reaching for the remote when a commercial came on.
Finally, I did some research and bought one of these.
Problem of loud commercials gone. Problem with louder background music mostly solved. What this does is to lower the overall volume when the music is louder. It helps with dialog, but on some shows you still need to bump up the master volume. Using the box and playing with the settings on the sound bar pretty much solved the issues.
