Dirk213
Standard Member
Hi all,
Watching movies, say blade runner 2049 on Netflix using nvidia shield or built in TV, I have issues with the vocals. They sound like the actors are muttering with no clarity. Requiring a massive boost to volume. Normal is 50 (onkyo,absolute) netflix movie would need 70+
I've been thinking - eq is wrong, too much bass on centre, my room acoustics, sitting too far from speakers, avr config, left/right over powering the centre.
I've tried no eq, turn off accuEq room calibration, treble increase, rewired to take bi amp off, made my own preset eq with 100-250hz volume boosted along with centre channel +3 volume. The tv logic mode is best bet but only a marginal gain.
Maybe I've been over complicating it because YouTube from the same nvidia Shield has solid vocals at 50, if it was still at 70 it would be so loud it would be borderline painful.
I tested basic tv series on netflix like Santa clarita diet and the vocals are loud, maybe volume set at 57 so it seems any major AAA movie, not the netflix app itself. Harry potter - my mother couldn't hear the vocals and just had to turn it off. If I'm struggling then her hearing must get none of it!
It would be great to hear some ideas if anyone has further input?
Getting to the point I'll throw money at the problem and get a much better centre speaker but it might still carry on if I can hear vocals from youtube fine.
Onkyo tx-rz 900
Monitor audio bronze 6 + centre + fx in 5.2
Room size 5.1 long 4m wide
Main listening from 4m
Watching movies, say blade runner 2049 on Netflix using nvidia shield or built in TV, I have issues with the vocals. They sound like the actors are muttering with no clarity. Requiring a massive boost to volume. Normal is 50 (onkyo,absolute) netflix movie would need 70+
I've been thinking - eq is wrong, too much bass on centre, my room acoustics, sitting too far from speakers, avr config, left/right over powering the centre.
I've tried no eq, turn off accuEq room calibration, treble increase, rewired to take bi amp off, made my own preset eq with 100-250hz volume boosted along with centre channel +3 volume. The tv logic mode is best bet but only a marginal gain.
Maybe I've been over complicating it because YouTube from the same nvidia Shield has solid vocals at 50, if it was still at 70 it would be so loud it would be borderline painful.
I tested basic tv series on netflix like Santa clarita diet and the vocals are loud, maybe volume set at 57 so it seems any major AAA movie, not the netflix app itself. Harry potter - my mother couldn't hear the vocals and just had to turn it off. If I'm struggling then her hearing must get none of it!
It would be great to hear some ideas if anyone has further input?
Getting to the point I'll throw money at the problem and get a much better centre speaker but it might still carry on if I can hear vocals from youtube fine.
Onkyo tx-rz 900
Monitor audio bronze 6 + centre + fx in 5.2
Room size 5.1 long 4m wide
Main listening from 4m