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What is the best sound setting?
Bogdan_D [Avatar]
Senior Member Joined: Mar 30, 2014 12:49 Messages: 167 Offline
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Hi!

I was wondering: what is the best sound setting?

I have PowerDVD 14 and my sound setting is:

1) Current system setting (I have 2.1 speakers).

2) TrueTheatre Surround

3) Living Room

4) Compressed dynamic range.

What settings do you have? Do you know a better combination?

Thank you!
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Hiya Bogdan,
Similar setup here -- PDVD 14 and 2.1 speakers.

I'm lucky, because I have a stand-alone house, so I don't have to compress the audio. I much prefer the sound of the full dynamic range. Otherwise, I have the same settings as you.

I actually prefer the sound and dimensional effect of the Dolby Virtual Speaker process, but I find it has problems with the audio from a lot of Blu-ray discs. On vintage movies, if the audio is coded as centre-channel Mono, then often the Dolby VS simply goes silent; or if it's basic mono matrixed as two-channel, it might only play out of one speaker. So I tend to stick with the TrueTheatre, which seems to have fewer problems.
Bogdan_D [Avatar]
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Do you notice a difference between "Full dynamic" and "Compressed"? I hear the same sound.

I live in an apartment.

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Quote: Do you notice a difference between "Full dynamic" and "Compressed"?

Depends on the disc, and the audio track. On some films, no not a lot of difference. But in films where there is a wide difference between the quiet moments and the louder, more percussive ones, then yes, I think the difference is very noticeable.

But it's probably subjective. I've never had to become accustomed to equalized sound, so I haven't. I'm like that with MP3s as well - I don't go near ReplayGain. Personal taste, I guess.
Bogdan_D [Avatar]
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Thanks!

I see that on 'Full dynamic" the sound is louder. It's not always a good choice.

I've always used the option for normal environments and is better enough.
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For me, it's not that it's louder that I like, but there's a wider difference between the loud and the soft, as it is in life. But as i said, I'm lucky to have a house. If i lived in an apartment, as I have in the past, I'd be happy with the compressed dynamics. It's better than having loud and angry neighbours! ;
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