Those slurping noises are definitely something else 
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Lol no, if you only have budget for one mix it should be the one that preserves the most information, if "90%" of the viewers don't care about the art form they are watching then they don't have the right to ruin it for the people who do care.
As for music there's the opposite problem, there's a problem in the music industry where most modern music is an incomprehensible mess thanks to the loudness wars, where modern music has zero dynamics, high distortion, lack of tangibility and overall boring.
If you listen to a 70s or early 80s recording you will notice that together with greater dynamics, you have better sound quality, definition and tangibility, than modern trash. Independently of what system you listen it on.
But a good mix will translate well no matter what system you have, it will sound good either on a 10000 dollars HiFi system or on some cheap pair of computer speakers.
Seriously tho, personally I don't understand people who can tolerate watching anything with on a TVs built in speaker, I rather watch 480p with good sound than 4k on a TV speaker, but that's me.
If I can't afford a reasonable pair of speakers then a 20 bucks pair of wired headphones can have excellent sound quality. So there's really no reason to defend a nerfed mix.
With this, I'm not saying that some modern shows don't exaggerate and that their levels are past ridiculous.
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I'll do you one better, i give you instructions:
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I honestly haven't watched a lot of non-dubbed content in a while, considering my mom moved in with me and she doesn't tolerate other languages.
But my ears aren't very sharp, so I can't tell what's a good mix. I'll be honest with you, I may own a decent pair wired earbuds, unless it's classical music, I can't hear much difference between music qualities.
Bad color or motion handling on a TV, though, that's an instant cringe for me.
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It's not the broadcasters fault you don't have a 7.1 audio setup and they refuse to allow channel selection. That would involve remastering, dammit!
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Hence subtitles.
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Very good explainer from Tom Scott.
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The hero we deserve, and the one we need!
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You leave Timothee Chalomet alone! Vocal fry is acting!
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- Bus station loudspeakers in Pondicherry
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It's like that again on streamers like Prime
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What about video players with no volume control? Or video that starts off at 140dB SPL right off the bat with 250% THD as well?
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all hail before the holy VLC googler
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What I hate most about this attitude is a disregard for the fundamentals that make a film hold up over time: the story/plot/world building, way, way, way more than the graphics or other bells and whistles.
Sound design and graphics are very important, but if you're sacrificing dialogue for the vast majority of watchers, for you to have a wank over dynamic range, then you don't have your priorities straight.
They really ought to release multiple audio mixes. This is really getting annoying, and if wanting to hear dialogue is wrong, I don't wanna be right.
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Preach, brother. I don't get the fetish with aiming for 'natural' dynamic range in a movie in the first place. I need these people to explain to me why reproducing the relative sound pressure of a fucking explosion relative to normal speaking volume is somehow desirable to me.
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Fuck your dynamic range, it doesn't enhance the media what so ever.
enables loudness equalization
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Thx a bunch! Will try with Inna
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Have you checked that all your speakers are in phase? Specifically that the positive on amp cable goes to the positive connect on on the back of the speaker?
If your system is otherwise matched especially the left/centre/right then it should function.
Depending on your surround sound amp/processor some of them can get stuck in stereo vs surround.
A quick test is here.
Verify the dialog with a well mixed movie or dvd though that adds another level of possible issues. (most appletv stuff works as expected)
Good luck with it.
