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How to achieve consistent volume when watching TV and streaming
The problem of fluctuating volume levels when watching TV and streaming is common knowledge. Sometimes it’s the commercials, just too loud when compared to the much quieter remaining programming, sometimes it’s the streaming platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime and Disney +, much louder when compared to TV programs, or it’s the almost obligatory volume jumps …
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Suppressing disturbing background music and noise on TV
The classic TV and streaming situation: You’re watching an exciting movie, it’s heading towards the finale. More and more action, music and sounds are added to the actors’ dialogs and that’s when it happens: the crucial scene is running, everything has been cleared up, the mysteries have been solved, except for one and that’s the …
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TV speakers for seniors
Hearing can decline with age. For many, hearing loss, especially in the higher frequencies, begins in midlife. This doesn’t have to be debilitating, as the brain comes to terms with it and you don’t notice the difference from full-frequency hearing again until you artificially add the decreased frequencies. Many technologies do this by a preliminary …
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Why are movies on TV sometimes loud and sometimes quiet?
One of the main reasons why movies are sometimes loud and sometimes quiet is the way they are produced. Sound effects such as explosions, gunshots or music can be very loud and thus increase the volume level. Dialog, on the other hand, should normally be easily intelligible and not drowned out by other sounds. However, …
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Improve TV sound – consistent volume and clear speech
The sound provided by TV sets is usually not of the same quality as that provided by other audio sources such as speakers or headphones. This is because the sound from televisions is often neglected, as the focus is more on picture quality. Reasons for worse TV sound: Flat speekers Due to the fact that …
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Why dialogs in old movies are easier to understand
You realise it when watching old movies: often the actors seem to speak much more intelligibly, there is clear separation between music and sound on one hand, and dialog on the other so that the dialog always stands out clearly from the background music. There are a few reasons for this impression;, audio in movies …
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