Center channel dialog in DVD's..

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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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Topic - Center channel dialog in DVD's.. - M. Vidal 11:06:10 11/11/05 (8)

Re: Center channel dialog in DVD's.. - patrickU 07:41:56 11/13/05 (0)

Either your speakers are not calibrated, - thoriated_tiger 07:34:00 11/13/05 (0)

I got tired of all the annoying little problems and went back to using just my stereo speakers ..nt - late 18:30:24 11/12/05 (2)

And a 16mm projector? Those were the days! (nt) - Victor Khomenko 19:03:14 11/12/05 (1)

Nope - late 18:52:47 11/13/05 (0)

Re: Center channel dialog in DVD's.. - rico 12:18:58 11/11/05 (1)

dialog in DVD's.. - KT88 16:43:09 11/11/05 (0)

You've tried two processors. - grantv 12:04:19 11/11/05 (0)

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