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The 5.1 vs 2.0 is a bit of a red herring, it used to be a big problem a decade or two ago, but today it is just a small to insignificant contributor to the prob
by SkeuomorphicBee 4y ago
The 5.1 vs 2.0 is a bit of a red herring, it used to be a big problem a decade or two ago, but today it is just a small to insignificant contributor to the problem.
The real problem now a days is not technical, it is 100% director's choice. Having deafening "wooooon" organ music, and ear popping explosions is simply in vogue, so all directors want that in their movie, and mix like that on purpose.
And it is not about theatrical mix vs home mix either. The cinema experience also changed with this latest mixing trend, watching a modern movie in the cinema also became uncomfortable with much louder explosions/music/"wooon" than two decades ago. (To the point where I'm considering using ear protection if ever going back to a cinema).
This is 100% a manufactured problem created on purpose by misguided (sound) directors.
- leephillips 4y agoI’ve been using ear protection in my ears at the movies for decades. They’re just too loud.
- emeril 4y agoyeah, I rec etymotic high fidelity earplugs for the least distorted sound
- leephillips 4y agoThat would probably be a step up from the wadded tissue I usually resort to. Not that I go to the movies much any more.
- elzbardico 4y agoThe last time I went to a theather was before the pandemic, and frankly, I didn't bother going back exactly because the audio became almost an agression to my senses.
- tibbon 4y agoFwiw, I just wish more systems had built in dynamics controls. I both sympathize with the problem that people are having (and sometimes have it myself), but I also really enjoy focused movie listening time on a nice Atmos system with subwoofers that has a huge dynamic range. Most people don’t enjoy watching films this way however, or not most of the time