Is it normal for DD 5.1 to be so damn quiet!
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Is it normal for DD 5.1 to be so damn quiet!
I really dislike the fact that I have to turn the volume up 1/2 way on my 400w system to get decent volume on a DD 5.1 track. I can't tell a difference in clarity, but the volume level on DTS is what really shines IMO. You get "normal" volume levels without blasting the ampliphier (which just produces more "noise").
Why is DD 5.1 so low anyway; are some DD tracks defective?
Why is DD 5.1 so low anyway; are some DD tracks defective?
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Re: Is it normal for DD 5.1 to be so damn quiet!
Originally posted by agent2099
I really dislike the fact that I have to turn the volume up 1/2 way on my 400w system to get decent volume on a DD 5.1 track. I can't tell a difference in clarity, but the volume level on DTS is what really shines IMO. You get "normal" volume levels without blasting the ampliphier (which just produces more "noise").
Why is DD 5.1 so low anyway; are some DD tracks defective?
I really dislike the fact that I have to turn the volume up 1/2 way on my 400w system to get decent volume on a DD 5.1 track. I can't tell a difference in clarity, but the volume level on DTS is what really shines IMO. You get "normal" volume levels without blasting the ampliphier (which just produces more "noise").
Why is DD 5.1 so low anyway; are some DD tracks defective?
Personally I prefer a DD track to a DTS track on nearly every DVD I have ever evaluated.
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Don’t fret about the position of the volume control. Excluding digital controls and a few esoteric analog designs, volume controls impart the least distortion (signal change) at the highest setting. Most low and mid-fi equipment, however, are non-linear and pass relatively higher voltage than the volume level might imply---the goal is to make consumers believe that the product is more powerful than it really is---“Gee, listen to how loud it is! And it’s only on 3!”
Where you end up setting your volume control is largely irrelevant and must account for a variety of factors---listening preference, speaker efficiency, room size, voltage passed by the source, volume control design, etal. Just relax and enjoy the sound.
Where you end up setting your volume control is largely irrelevant and must account for a variety of factors---listening preference, speaker efficiency, room size, voltage passed by the source, volume control design, etal. Just relax and enjoy the sound.
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Dialnorm
It's called Dialnorm, and unfortunately you get it on virtually all DD tracks. In order to balance the music, effects, and dialouge the average "loudness" is reduced during post production of the audio tracks, which is then interpreted by your DD decoder. Unfortunately this has the net result of often lowering the Surround track by several DB's. DTS tracks do not suffer from this and as a result the "louder" volume you experience from a DTS track often fools many people into thinking the DTS track is automatically better.
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Re: Dialnorm
Originally posted by Furious
It's called Dialnorm, and unfortunately you get it on virtually all DD tracks. (snip)
It's called Dialnorm, and unfortunately you get it on virtually all DD tracks. (snip)