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Sound Bar for dialogue?

Posted on 5/5/21 at 2:36 pm
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
81604 posts
Posted on 5/5/21 at 2:36 pm
Is there a brand or model known for making dialogue easier to hear? Especially if there is background music?
Posted by LEASTBAY
Member since Aug 2007
14263 posts
Posted on 5/5/21 at 3:02 pm to
My yamaha has a setting for just what you're looking for.
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
77946 posts
Posted on 5/5/21 at 3:20 pm to
SONOS has both 'dialog enhancement' and 'night mode' which make dialog clearer and the loud explosions less loud.
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
81604 posts
Posted on 5/5/21 at 3:39 pm to
quote:

My yamaha has a setting for just what you're looking for.


They all do or is there a certain line or model?
Posted by Joshjrn
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2008
26982 posts
Posted on 5/5/21 at 4:17 pm to
Having better speakers gives you more options, period. Bad speakers create bad sound. And pretty much any modern soundbar will have a night mode that turns down the bass.

With that said, your sound mixing options are generally going to be on your output device, generally your TV. Get a decent set of speakers, then tweak the sound settings there.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
Simple Solutions to Complex Probs
Member since Jan 2004
421624 posts
Posted on 5/5/21 at 4:22 pm to
i thought this was going to be about delays. what's a really good soundbar that has no delays?

my soundbar does OK for native media (like discs) but has a noticeable delay for streaming content
Posted by LEASTBAY
Member since Aug 2007
14263 posts
Posted on 5/5/21 at 4:47 pm to
Mine is a YAS-290
Posted by armsdealer
Member since Feb 2016
11494 posts
Posted on 5/5/21 at 6:35 pm to
Turn off all the fancy dolby crap and your existing speakers will probably play dialogue better, when I want to have the TV volume lower and still be able to hear I just put it into the simplest stereo mode available.
Posted by whichyalnoaboutseven
Metairie
Member since Dec 2009
2023 posts
Posted on 5/5/21 at 6:42 pm to
Bose smart sound bar 300
Posted by ruzil
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2012
16873 posts
Posted on 5/5/21 at 7:44 pm to
quote:

Bose smart sound bar 300



This is the correct answer.
Posted by mingoswamp
St. Louis
Member since Aug 2017
968 posts
Posted on 5/5/21 at 10:18 pm to
Being over 60 with tinnitus from guitar amps, duck blinds, & short friends, my buddy's would say hearing aids is what I need.
Posted by SFVtiger
Member since Oct 2003
4278 posts
Posted on 5/6/21 at 2:42 pm to
quote:

eing over 60 with tinnitus from guitar amps, duck blinds, & short friends, my buddy's would say hearing aids is what I need.


i feel your pain. i just close caption everything but sports, even if i'm hearing 95% of the dialogue
Posted by scott8811
Ratchet City, LA
Member since Oct 2014
11306 posts
Posted on 5/6/21 at 4:21 pm to
quote:

Bose smart sound bar 300


This thread caught my eye and ended up buying one of these.... annoyingly my TV is so old that it does not have an HDMI arc port or an optical out....bought an HDMI audio extractor...hoping that does the trick...we shall see when I get home
Posted by whichyalnoaboutseven
Metairie
Member since Dec 2009
2023 posts
Posted on 5/8/21 at 6:24 am to
I had the same issue but I just decided to use the fiber cable that it comes with for now. You have to use a separate remote which my wife’s hates but her alternative was me getting a new tv so she’s dealing with it for now
Posted by BAMBAM
Biloxi, MS
Member since Mar 2008
2364 posts
Posted on 5/8/21 at 8:24 am to
Zvox sound base if tv is not wall mounted

They also have sound bars but I’ve never heard one.

My Yamaha sound bar has a clear dialogue setting as well
Posted by scott8811
Ratchet City, LA
Member since Oct 2014
11306 posts
Posted on 5/8/21 at 8:40 am to
Yea....works great but can't pair the xfinity remote with it for anything which I hate
Posted by HubbaBubba
F_uck Joe Biden, TX
Member since Oct 2010
45707 posts
Posted on 5/8/21 at 9:49 am to
ZVOX Voice Clarifying Sound Bar I got a similar ZVOX for my 86 year old mother. It works spectacularly, and I don't have to endure her turning up the volume to ear-splitting levels.
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
81604 posts
Posted on 5/10/21 at 9:07 am to
That's really tempting.
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