Best solution for volume consistency
 

Hey there -

My HDTV sound levels are nutso. HDTV is whisper quiet. SDTV wakes
the next county. A month ago, the opposite was true.

I'm really hoping some nifty sound amplifier out there can average
audio signals for me. Call it a smart amplifier I guess. Does such a
thing exist?

I have: Scientific Atlantic cable box. Sharp Aquos television.
Component cables. Using the television speakers, no surround sound.

Any help much appreciated! Thanks

Best solution for volume consistency
 

On May 2, 8:26 pm, wrote:
Hey there -

My HDTV sound levels are nutso. HDTV is whisper quiet. SDTV wakes
the next county. A month ago, the opposite was true.

I'm really hoping some nifty sound amplifier out there can average
audio signals for me. Call it a smart amplifier I guess. Does
such a
thing exist?

I have: Scientific Atlantic cable box. Sharp Aquos television.
Component cables. Using the television speakers, no surround
sound.

Any help much appreciated! Thanks

That's pretty lame isn't it. KCBS-DT just went HD for local news. Last
night the audio levels were all over the place like 8-10dB spread just
while the anchor is talking. I didn't know the audio went 'HD' too.

This problem was solved over 20 years ago and for the life of me I
can't understand how they all 'forgot' how to do it right.

GG

Best solution for volume consistency
 

On 2 May 2007 20:26:08 -0700, wrote:

Hey there -

My HDTV sound levels are nutso. HDTV is whisper quiet. SDTV wakes
the next county. A month ago, the opposite was true.

I'm really hoping some nifty sound amplifier out there can average
audio signals for me. Call it a smart amplifier I guess. Does such a
thing exist?

I have: Scientific Atlantic cable box. Sharp Aquos television.
Component cables. Using the television speakers, no surround sound.

Any help much appreciated! Thanks

I just noticed that too, comparing the volume levels of my Time Warner
cable with a couple of DVDs. (I don't know if I compared HDTV
channels to non-HDTV.)

For now, my solution is to turn the cable box's "Dynamic Range
Compression" (or whatever it's called in the Motorola Cable Box's menu
options) to its highest setting.

I did this the other day and the average dialogue from an HDTV channel
became louder -- maybe even as loud as my other inputs.

Best solution for volume consistency
 

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Hey there -

My HDTV sound levels are nutso. HDTV is whisper quiet. SDTV wakes
the next county. A month ago, the opposite was true.

I'm really hoping some nifty sound amplifier out there can average
audio signals for me. Call it a smart amplifier I guess. Does such a
thing exist?

I have: Scientific Atlantic cable box. Sharp Aquos television.
Component cables. Using the television speakers, no surround sound.

Any help much appreciated! Thanks

Set the audio range on your SA box to Narrow. Most of them have a setting
in menu.

Leonard