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I have always been frustrated by the lack of quality or I might say clarity in the dialogue produced in most DVD's, being Dolby 5.1 or DTS. I now use a Rotel 1068 surround processor, which is no slouch and this is still evident. The center channel amplifier and center speaker are an Accurus and a Meadowlark center speaker respectively. I have tried different digital coax cables and center speaker cables with the same results. This was also evident with a Act 3 processor I used to have. So it seems to me that the sound mixing or whatever this is called must be a crappy one. The problem, besides lack of clarity manifests also as excessive sibilance in a lot of movies.As far as the clarity is concerned, the dialogue is unintelligble and absorbed by the other channel outputs. I have the system equlized with a rdio Shack meter but it seems that the center channel volume has to be raised. Any sugestions and or ideas. BTW my hearing is OK.
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Yes I can only say the same. LD was much better and clearer. DD and or DTS are just doing an harsh job.
I have an DVD with an LCM track. Now that sounds anyhow MUCH better.
or you need clearer, more transparent speakers.All speakers must be within 1db of each other, else things get as you describe.
Also, from my own experience: (this is but one example illustrating the difference between Other Speakers and Horns.. I have many, many more such examples.)
Harry potter II scene, in the library, via inifinty Video 1 center: "Now now, Malfoy, mumble mumble"
Same scene, via Klipsch SC1 center: "now now, Malfoy, play nice..."
That example was with a Sony conventional solid-state 5.1 receiver. Once I got a Panasonic full digital receiver (TI PurePath), several additional layers of crud were lifted from the presentation.
Due to how movies are mastered into 5.1 digital dolby and 5.1 dts, where the center is discrete, I'm leaning to you need a more transparent speaker. A five-channel Klipsch Synergy setup can be had for around a grand, and will shame speakers of similar price, and dare I say it, twice or even thrice the price.
Just my 2¢, horn h4t3rz don't even bother flaming, since I rarely check this particular asylum anyway.. and horn h4t3rz opinions mean precisely squat to me anyway.
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Hi Vic,
as you know, I just got a nice hi def TV. And a new dvd player for it.
But the reality is that the room is 18 feet long. We sit only a few feet from the back wall, and would need over 30ms delay, and my pre/pro won't go over 25ms. It backs onto the kitchen, and the wife won't let me put speakers in there, not even in the ceiling. So there goes the rear speakers...The center channel was never as good as the stereo speakers. I lived with
that for years, but got tired of it. At the same time I pulled the rear speakers, I pulled the center.So now I am back to stereo. And I like it. There are a dozen problems I
no longer have to worry about, or pay for. For me, this is fine.
I have seen custom rooms built for home theater, where the sound was just spectacular. But that is not the world I live in. In the world I live in, I have the best home theater of anyone I know. And you know, it really is pretty damn good.
As Grant suggests, try a "phantom" center, especially if the center speaker is not identical to the left and right fronts.
Ditto as I listen in stereo only and have no such problems.
-Bill
Have you tried two amps or two speakers (or none at all). Phantom works great if only for one person, OK for more people depending on the room, setup and speakers. Is the center the same brand as the mains? I'd try a different center to start. Preferably an exact match to your mains (as in not a center channel per se). Is the amp the same as the mains? Do you have any room treatment (especially at first reflection points on side walls) in your room? Are the three speakers the same distance form your listening position? Is the center speaker in a cabinet or on top of a TV (or both)? These answers will help with the next step. This should really be posted in Video BTW, as this is a system thing more than film. You may get more responses there.
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