TPM: are my ears going bad (1 Viewer)

[Julio]

is it me or PHANTOM MENACE a really low movie

 

[Julio]

I have to raise my center channel's volume just to hear the dialog

 

[Bill J]

You would probably get more responses in the "software" section.

 

[Charles J P]

Yes, I play it 10 dB or more above my normal volume, and it is not too loud, or any louder than my other disks for that matter. I have about a dozen disks out of about 100 that seem to be either hotter or softer than the rest.

 

[Eric S M]

Julio,
There was a rather large discussion concerning TPM audio. See the following link.
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htfo...ace+low+volume

 

[Rob Lutter]

lots of Columbia/Tristar discs are like this (the dialnorm is set to ~ -12dB). For instance, on 'The Muppet Movie'... I have to turn my receiver up 12 notches above my reference level to achive the same volume as other discs.

 

[Kenny Goldin]

I also noticed this w/ "A Beautiful Mind." Had to go about +5 db...

 

[Julio]

thanks alot guys I forgot that I had posted in the movies forum

 

[Vince Maskeeper]

Julio,

YOu shouldn't raise just your Center Channel level in a film- especially once you've gotten calibrated levels.

Often issues like this one are simply issues of overall encoding levels (and while there are standards for overall encoding levels- some discs vary slightly).

In the case of overall encoding differences, the problem can be solved simply by increasing the overall volume a few clicks to compensate.

-Vince

 

[Ron Reda]

It's not as low as The Others. I had the volume so high, that when a loud part came on, I about blew out my ears!