Why is it when I watch a movie at home? It seems like I have to go deaf just this way. I can hear the audio of somebody speaking compared to the explosions and other special effect sounds? - eviltoast

OK, the title is poorly worded. Sorry. What I mean is I’m watching a movie right now. When they’re speaking, I have to turn the volume up,but as soon as there’s any sort of special effect sound I pretty much go deaf because it is so loud. For the record the movie I’m watching is beauty and the beast put out in 2017 with Emma Watson. Speaking I have to set the volume to approximately 45 out of 100 on my home theater. As soon as they start singing, it is so damn loud it’s insane. Why would they do this and how do I fix the problem?

I’m using a Roku for Disney plus and a Denon receiver AVR-E400. I’ve tried going into the settings for Audyssey and strong dynamic volume to medium but that only helps a little bit. Maximum is a possibility, but then the audio doesn’t even sound correct it’s like I don’t know how to explain it, but it sounds strange at that point.

Any ideas on how to fix this problem because the dynamic range that I’m having is insane. I’m glad I live in my own house an apartment otherwise the neighbors would be pissed off at me.

Edit: I have a 5.1 system

  • FeelzGoodMan420English
    17·
    21 hours ago

    Turn dynamic volume off. At first it will seem like that makes it worse. It’s not. Turn the volume up after disabling it. That should give you a better dynamic range. This may take some getting used to.

    Dynamic volume raises quieter sounds, which makes dialogue louder but also makes other background stuff louder, which can overpower and muddy the dialogue. Think of it like a contrast slider but for audio.

    Also try boosting your center channel volume (if you have a center) by around 2-3db on the receiver. That will also help and might solve your problem. It’s a pretty popular tweak. Some movies/shows just have very low dialogue volume and loud effects.

    • andrewta@lemmy.worldOP
      7·
      20 hours ago

      Increasing the center channel helped.

      Had to turn dynamic sound off to get to that setting

      • FeelzGoodMan420English
        3·
        20 hours ago

        You should be able to boost it regardless. You want to boost it in the speaker settings. Should be called channel volume.

          • FeelzGoodMan420English
            2·
            19 hours ago

            Oh ok. I have a Denon too but i don’t know what dynamic sound is. Not sure if i have it