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And the volume levels vary so much. If you don’t want hearing loss or angry housemates you turn it down and then can’t hear the normal dialog. If I am watching very closely I will incessantly fiddle with the volume, but otherwise then captions are nice. I agree tho I miss visual side of the film while reading the captions. But I also tend to watch stuff I really like more than once so I get the body language second run thru.

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Buy a sound system. I now have a 3.1 setup and can hear the dialogue. A dedicated center channel makes a huge difference. Its amazing.

Many AVRs can also adjust it so the dialogue is louder, but I haven't found a need.

It's definitely better but I still find mixing inconsistent enough that I have to cycle through profiles on my AVR(denon)/system(performa3) to find a mixing that works. Mostly seems to be an issue with stuff in the last couple of decades.

I just leave it (Onkyo) on DTS:Neuralx. It's good enough for most of my wants.

Why would I buy something from people in the same industry to fix a problem that they caused? I'll just take subtitles. Especially when all the suggestions for 3.1 systems cost 500+. That's just ridiculous when all I want is a system to make the audio not terrible (loud sounds don't blow out my ears yet voices are clear and understandable).

$500 doesnt go far with audio. For that amount it would be better to get a soundbar.

And a soundbar is still way better than TV speakers.

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