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>is pretty extreme at home if you don't have a proper "home theater" setup I have a proper home theater setup and it seems worse. With subs the walls shake. T

>is pretty extreme at home if you don't have a proper "home theater" setup I have a proper home theater setup and it seems worse. With subs the walls shake. Try watching a movie at night with someone asleep in the next room. It's so irritating, I wish they'd be sensible. It doesn't seem like anyone enjoys it, I can't work out why the directors don't want a movie to be an enjoyable experience for the viewer. Every comment that I've seen echoes the same sentiment. Nobody is springing to the defense of these ridiculous dynamics.

tshaddox 5y ago
The “home theater enthusiast” community online definitely seems to enjoy it, they’re always chasing higher bandwidth and bit depth audio formats! Meanwhile I can tell the difference in video quality between a UHD Blu-ray and a high quality 4k stream (like Netflix) but there’s no way I could tell the difference in the surround sound tracks.
- brokenmachine 5y ago
  You're getting data compression mixed up with dynamics. I'm talking about the difference between the volume level of the quiet dialog compared to the ridiculously loud explosions. This is an "artistic" choice by the director.
thirdsun 5y ago
> I have a proper home theater setup and it seems worse. > With subs the walls shake. Try watching a movie at night with someone asleep in the next room. I mean that's the point of a subwoofer. If you want to have actual low frequency response you will feel it. Obviously this setup is not compatible wiht someone trying to sleep in the next room.
- brokenmachine 5y ago
  Yes but too much dynamics, ie I want to set a volume level where the explosions are just a little bit loud, and still be able to hear the dialog. The way it is in most movies nowadays, if I set a volume level where I can hear the dialog, the explosions rattle the walls and shake the floor. It seems crazy. Why isn't the dialog louder?

tshaddox 5y ago

The “home theater enthusiast” community online definitely seems to enjoy it, they’re always chasing higher bandwidth and bit depth audio formats! Meanwhile I can tell the difference in video quality between a UHD Blu-ray and a high quality 4k stream (like Netflix) but there’s no way I could tell the difference in the surround sound tracks.

brokenmachine 5y ago
You're getting data compression mixed up with dynamics. I'm talking about the difference between the volume level of the quiet dialog compared to the ridiculously loud explosions. This is an "artistic" choice by the director.

thirdsun 5y ago

> I have a proper home theater setup and it seems worse. > With subs the walls shake. Try watching a movie at night with someone asleep in the next room. I mean that's the point of a subwoofer. If you want to have actual low frequency response you will feel it. Obviously this setup is not compatible wiht someone trying to sleep in the next room.

brokenmachine 5y ago
Yes but too much dynamics, ie I want to set a volume level where the explosions are just a little bit loud, and still be able to hear the dialog. The way it is in most movies nowadays, if I set a volume level where I can hear the dialog, the explosions rattle the walls and shake the floor. It seems crazy. Why isn't the dialog louder?