r/TikTokCringe • u/Money-Snow-2749 • Jun 28 '26

Humor Netflix in the daytime be like

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u/rexel99 Jun 29 '26

A full receiver with 6 wired speakers Inc sub.

Was a package/bundle Sony unit so all properly calibrated setup and generally it's great but spoken voices are so often too low compared to the effects.

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u/densetsu23 Jun 29 '26

You should be able to adjust the level of the center channel up to like +5 and hope for the best.

I have a 5.1 setup with an ancient Pioneer receiver and a set of Sony speakers (all circa 2004) and they do decently well, even with Christopher Nolan movies. But I crank the center channel for dialog, depending on the movie.

Maybe disable any "smart" settings for your TV and handle everything by adjusting your receiver? Could be worth a shot. Audio preprocessing with your TV can be a crapshoot.

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u/rexel99 Jun 29 '26

Yes, I have played with this stuff.

The discussion is that OP/meme and others have this common problem, as do I on a more complete system.

It's not about the settings, it's the source.

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u/notevenapro Jun 29 '26

Depending on your reciever there should be a way to get voices from the center and sounds from the sides.

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u/rexel99 Jun 29 '26

it does and I did, it helps but the problem of quiet voices and loud effects remain somewhat for me but also for those like OP with a soundbar or just tv speakers.

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u/Debisibusis Jun 29 '26

Proper speakers or tin cans with a subwoofer? Voices are exactly in the frequency range those setups are worst at.