Yash Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 (edited) I have a R-41 Powered Monitors and a R-120SW connected to my TV via optical. When watching movies the dialogue is very Low compared to my 5 year old soundbar. The two channel setup has a much more immersive experience but how do fix the dialogue issue I am having? Any advice or tips? If these speakers are just built this way do you think higher end models like the R-51PM or the Fives might make a difference? Cheers Yash Edited May 3, 2021 by Yash 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Welcome @Yash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter P. Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 There must be audio settings in your TV that's sending the dialog to a dedicated center channel which your TV perceived was the soundbar. You have to tell your TV (or whatever controls the audio of your A/V system) that you only have two front speakers. You'll probably also have to specify they are SMALL vs. LARGE. So experiment with the TV's audio settings. What's the make and model of the TV? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yash Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 Thanks Peter. I will try that. It’s a Samsung TU8000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yash Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share Posted May 4, 2021 16 hours ago, billybob said: Welcome @Yash Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yash Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share Posted May 4, 2021 9 hours ago, Peter P. said: There must be audio settings in your TV that's sending the dialog to a dedicated center channel which your TV perceived was the soundbar. You have to tell your TV (or whatever controls the audio of your A/V system) that you only have two front speakers. You'll probably also have to specify they are SMALL vs. LARGE. So experiment with the TV's audio settings. What's the make and model of the TV? Unfortunately once I set the tv sound to optical the tv audio settings are disabled. I will try and experiment with the inbuilt app setting ie Netflix and switch to 2ch or stereo and see if it makes a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter P. Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 My guess is, you have to run the optical audio output from the TV to an A/V receiver and not directly into the speakers. Your speakers are probably not meant to be connected to a TV's optical audio output but rather a solely audio output such as a CD player with an optical jack. The TV's optical audio output probably needs to be connected to an A/V receiver and then to a pair of passive speakers vs. directly into the powered speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yash Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share Posted May 4, 2021 Thanks Peter. Klipsch does mention on the manual that the optical can work from the tv directly. But maybe different tv models perform differently. Trying it with an amp might just be the next best option and will visit the showroom to test before I invest in one coz I don’t own an amp currently. If I knew I’d run into these issues I would have just got an amp and passive speakers from the beginning 😫. Newbie experience lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter P. Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 You may not need an amp, but a preamp/AV processor. You might be able to repurpose an A/V receiver. Those instructions you provided say the TV must be set to PCM (or Stereo only). Have you experimented with those settings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yash Posted May 5, 2021 Author Share Posted May 5, 2021 24 minutes ago, Peter P. said: You may not need an amp, but a preamp/AV processor. You might be able to repurpose an A/V receiver. Those instructions you provided say the TV must be set to PCM (or Stereo only). Have you experimented with those settings? 24 minutes ago, Peter P. said: You may not need an amp, but a preamp/AV processor. You might be able to repurpose an A/V receiver. Those instructions you provided say the TV must be set to PCM (or Stereo only). Have you experimented with those settings? Yep I have set my tv to PCM. There is no stereo option on my tv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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