Unfortunately, I'd say the answer is no. I have a quality 5.1 setup and I have all the problems everyone is talking about. The mode I usually use for dialog i

Unfortunately, I'd say the answer is no. I have a quality 5.1 setup and I have all the problems everyone is talking about. The mode I usually use for dialog intelligibility is Mch Stereo, which is basically stereo but using four speakers (the front and sides). I think it's only better because the side speakers are closer to your ears than the fronts. Also, just having it in 5.1 mode and turning up the center channel 6dB or more works as well, and is probably the best sounding solution because you get the surround audio sounding correct. But I find it annoying to do that because then I want to listen to music and I have to go through the rigmarole of turning the center channel down again. I think you would get some value out of a 3.0 or 3.1 setup though, because then you could raise the center channel volume, which is where the majority of the dialog audio is.