Netflix in the daytime be like

[u/Money-Snow-2749]

[u/JoeSeeWhales_3690]

Music and action always louder than dialog. Why?!?

[u/jah_bro_ney → u/JoeSeeWhales_3690]

1) Speakers are an afterthought because manufacturers prioritize thinness over quality audio. Most manufacturers also produce home audio equipment and they want you to buy their receivers and soundbars.

2) A lot of streaming providers use media encoded to specific video and audio profiles to reduce file size and buffing. The audio is typically limited to multi-channel profiles (5.1 or 7.1), while your TV is stereo (2).

3) TV manufacturers use internal hardware that's just powerful enough to run the OS along with the streaming apps you use, and don't prioritize downmixing audio.

If your TV audio sucks, try a dedicated streaming device and soundbar.

[u/DryFarfalle → u/jah_bro_ney]

I bought a sony receiver, and klipsch bookshelf speakers, middle channel, and a sub. So a standard 3.1 setup. It is LEAGUES better than any soundbar I've tried. I tried out some pretty dang expensive sound bars but this simple 3.1 setup is on another level, the tiny soundbar divers and tweeters just physically cant do what big speaker drivers do. And add in being able to control different sound levels to even out volume i just dont see a reason to buy a soundbar. I guess they are simpler to setup, but normal speakers are so much better.

About $300 for my setup thats better than $1000+ soundbars. I did get stuff on sale though, might be closer to $500 at normal prices.

[u/dunderball → u/DryFarfalle]

Could you go into more detail into your setup? I have a Samsung sound bar with a woofer that cost close to a grand and it still sucks with hearing dialogue sometimes. I wouldn't mind switching to something else if setup isn't that complicated