pinipig523 Posted March 16, 2003 Share Posted March 16, 2003 I took your advice regarding the audigy 2 and the 4.1s... u know.. do the decoding through the audigy - thanks man, it worked. I have another question, when i play dvds - i have to turn up my system to get them decently loud... why is that? I have to have the system volume 2/3 and speaker volume 2/3, and at this volume level i hear some hissing. Is it because i dont have a center speaker, that i have to turn up the volume?? Thanks man, i can always count on u. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InnovaZero Posted March 16, 2003 Share Posted March 16, 2003 Don't worry man, I have to turn them up loud too to get any decent kind of center channel, even then in some DTS tracks, the vocals get killed. Happened with some DD 5.1 tracks too, although I fair better with those since the dynamics of DTS are greater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinipig523 Posted March 16, 2003 Author Share Posted March 16, 2003 i guess tahts because we dont got a true center speaker huh? i bet if we got an extra 2.1 as center output, we dont have to turn up the entire system, just the center channel... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InnovaZero Posted March 16, 2003 Share Posted March 16, 2003 Thats what I was thinking about doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpg Posted March 16, 2003 Share Posted March 16, 2003 I would say a lot of it has to do with the dynamic range of the media being played. The PM's are a lot louder on mp3's and such, correct? And on loud parts of movies, they are LOUD, right? My HT is this way. When a DTS movie is played, quiet things are extremely quiet and hard to hear, but loud things make you jump for the volume knob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InnovaZero Posted March 16, 2003 Share Posted March 16, 2003 I know, thats what I was saying. That's why a Center Channel is critical, unfor. 4.1's don't have. So I may just opt for a 2.1 set, and use those as a center, with the sub as a rear sub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinipig523 Posted March 16, 2003 Author Share Posted March 16, 2003 thats it... its settled then... i must buy the 2.1 refurbs... now. .. or once i have enough cash to spend... dang it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GooseChaser Posted March 16, 2003 Share Posted March 16, 2003 guys, it's just recorded that way! the center channel comes out of the front left and right channels when using a 4.1. so getting a 2.1 won't help much although u will be able to independently control the volume of the center channel. by the way I have the 5.1, and I have to turn my windows volume to 100% and control knob to to 60 for most movies.(if I get a instant message while watching a movie, my head hits the ceiling) for music I use 50% on windows and 55 on the control pod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinipig523 Posted March 16, 2003 Author Share Posted March 16, 2003 but then there would be less hiss.... there would be no need to turn up the surround speakers just to hear the voices, hence less hiss. the only hiss would come from the center channels - if any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InnovaZero Posted March 16, 2003 Share Posted March 16, 2003 I know it's downmixed to left and right, but buy getting those 2.1's, you can put the two sats right next to eachother, resulting in a more prom. center channel. Besides...the extra sub wouldn't hurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GooseChaser Posted March 16, 2003 Share Posted March 16, 2003 this may not work but did u try muting other sources while watching DVDs? sources such as line-in, CD-audio, etc start to hiss when it's amplified along with the DVD playback. try muting every source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpg Posted March 16, 2003 Share Posted March 16, 2003 goosechaser... you are lucky then I have to turn my po to 68, windows/wave 100% to achieve a decent listening level, but then the hiss/static/distortion is so overpowering... I think something is wrong with my set, but the closest dealer (where I got mine) is a couple hours away... so I deal with my distortion. They are not louder, though, so to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GooseChaser Posted March 16, 2003 Share Posted March 16, 2003 what sound card are u running? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpg Posted March 16, 2003 Share Posted March 16, 2003 me? Audigy MP3+... I have been here some time... and have done about everything for my PM's. I have HT and good headphones to make up for what my PM's leave... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samwise Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 How are you guys playing back your DVDs? I think most of the problem you are having can be attributed to a software DVD player, that is what I have noticed in my experience anyway. DVDs are really soft when I play them using PowerDVD and I have to crank the volume to around 60%. But when I hooked up the same speakers directly to a stand alone DVD player (with 5.1 speaker outputs) and watched the same DVD the sound was much louder and I wouldn't think about turning the volume above 25%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinipig523 Posted March 18, 2003 Author Share Posted March 18, 2003 i installed windvd 4.0 to my computer and i like it better than powerdvd. it seems to me that its louder than powerdvd - i dont need to have my speakers at 60% to hear anything, i can now have it at 30-40% and have good vocals from the phantom center. its really great! also, i followed justin's advice and left the dolby decoding to my soundcard and raised the output to 96khz instead of 48khz and now dvd playback works like a charm. i dont think im going to get an extra 2.1 after all... 4.1s are awesome once you play with them long enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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