Audyssey Issues and Ultra Surrounds..

[Pogre]

Thanks

What about Dialog enhancer setting with the Denon AVR?
Do you use that?
Does that help?

I've never used it. I don't really have issues with hearing dialogue for the most part. I've always had a bookshelf for a center channel.

 

[fast fred]

This is really weird. -The Denon changed the Audyssey Dynamic settings - I was listening to netflix last night and the sound was piss poor for some reason, I checked under Audyssey and the Dynamic Volume was set to off when indeed it was changed to on when I was calibrating because it always sounds better with the setting on.

 

[Pogre]

You must not like bass very much if you turn dynamic volume on...

 

[Trell]

You must not like bass very much if you turn dynamic volume on...

Dynamic volume is useful for those time you watch cable and want to reduce the noise level of "messages" without using the remote control.

 

[fast fred]

You must not like bass very much if you turn dynamic volume on...

huh??

 

[fast fred]

Without DV the overall sound is terrible

 

[Trell]

huh??

Dynamic volume will heavily compress the played sound, with no bass as result.

 

[Trell]

Without DV the overall sound is terrible

Perhaps you are confusing Dynamic EQ with Dynamic Volume?

 

[fast fred]

So why does it sound better with DV on??

Pardon the pun but it sounds more Dynamic with Dynamic Volume on

 

[fast fred]

So what should I do?
Set DV off?

Dynamic EQ on???

 

[Trell]

So why does it sound better with DV on??

Pardon the pun but it sounds more Dynamic with Dynamic Volume on

Only you can answer why Dynamic Volume sounds better to you! Possibly the dialogue is more clear to you and thus more easily understandable?

 

[Trell]

So what should I do?
Set DV off?

Dynamic EQ on???

Use whatever sounds the best to you! For Dynamic EQ you can set a lower, so called, Reference Level, that will have less bass emphasis, I usually have that turned down for my own preference.

 

[fast fred]

You must not like bass very much if you turn dynamic volume on...

Dont mean to be an ass - but with DV on and watching Mad Max, the sofa shakes and the hair on my neck dances, so what do you mean exactly? The bass is fantastic with DV on?!

 

[fast fred]

Use whatever sounds the best to you! For Dynamic EQ you can set a lower, so called, Reference Level, that will have less bass emphasis, I usually have that turned down for my own preference.

So turn DV off and EQ Reference on? If so what levels for EQ?

 

[Trell]

All of this is a preference, nothing more nothing less, so experiment with various settings to find something you like.

 

[Pogre]

Dont mean to be an ass - but with DV on and watching Mad Max, the sofa shakes and the hair on my neck dances, so what do you mean exactly? The bass is fantastic with DV on?!

Dynamic volume compresses everything so all sounds are ~the same level for late night viewing. It's intended to kill your bass without disturbing the neighbors.

 

[Pogre]

So turn DV off and EQ Reference on? If so what levels for EQ?

Here's a chart illustrating what Dynamic EQ and the different Reference Level offsets do for your bass.

I've never taken any measurements with Dynamic Volume turned on because I never use it. It completely kills my bass.

 

[Pogre]

So why does it sound better with DV on??

Pardon the pun but it sounds more Dynamic with Dynamic Volume on

That's funny because Dynamic volume specifically kills dynamics! Everything is compressed to the same volume!

 

[lovinthehd]

As to the avr changing your preference, it may just be remembering your preference for that input. I never use Dynamic Volume myself, I generally don't use any routine that applies compression like that. YMMV.

From Audyssey about using Dynamic EQ/Reference Level Offset https://audyssey.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/212347383-Dynamic-EQ-and-Reference-Level

From Audyssey on Dynamic Volume https://audyssey.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/212343563-To-Dynamic-Volume-or-Not-

 

[Pogre]

I swiped this quote from another thread I just saw...

Dynamic Volume is a technology that takes the edge off of sudden sonic transitions. Imagine you are watching an action movie late at night, and a scene begins with subdued conversation, then suddenly gunfire erupts. If you have kids sleeping, most of the time you find yourself rushing for the remote to turn down the volume. Dynamic Volume "looks ahead" and cuts 12-17db off of the volume, but does so very naturally and the effect is seamless. The "look ahead" is not so much as to cause sync issues, but does an amazing job of silencing sudden or loud passages.

"Dynamic Volume"?

My Denon X4000 has a "Dynamic Volume" setting within the Audyssey parameters. The manual says: "Dynamic Volume solves the problem of large variations in volume level between television programs, commercials, and between the soft and loud passages of movies." It has settings for...

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