Advice for dialog issues in setup

mikeyj · 12-16-2012, 08:42 AM

I currently have a 3.1 setup and while I am generally happy with the performance of the system when listening to music, I find that dialog from the system is hard to understand at times when listening to movies and some shows. I was wondering if anyone had any advice on how I could tune my system better or if I should look to upgrade the speakers and / or the receiver. Here is my current setup:

Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR508
Center Speaker: Polk Monitor CS2
Front Speakers: Polk Monitor 60
Sub: Energy XL-S10

Thanks

HiDefRev · 12-16-2012, 10:55 PM

Have you tried increasing the volume on the center channel ?

mikeyj · 12-17-2012, 05:52 PM

Yeah, I keep the Center channel at +10 where left and right are at +6.

quad4.0 · 12-23-2012, 09:35 AM

something is really wrong here. Do you have the AVR setting on stereo when you listen?

12-16-2012, 08:42 AM	#1
mikeyj What is HD? Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 2	Advice for dialog issues in setup I currently have a 3.1 setup and while I am generally happy with the performance of the system when listening to music, I find that dialog from the system is hard to understand at times when listening to movies and some shows. I was wondering if anyone had any advice on how I could tune my system better or if I should look to upgrade the speakers and / or the receiver. Here is my current setup: Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR508 Center Speaker: Polk Monitor CS2 Front Speakers: Polk Monitor 60 Sub: Energy XL-S10 Thanks

12-16-2012, 10:55 PM	#2
HiDefRev The Universe is HiDef. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: State of Relativity, USA Posts: 2,443	Center channel Have you tried increasing the volume on the center channel ? __________________ Living Room Panasonic TC-P58VT25 3D Plasma HDTV, Panasonic DMP-BDT350 3D Blu-ray player, Sony PS3 Slim 160 Gig 3D enabled, Charter Cable HD DVR 3D enabled, Onkyo TX-SR608 7.2 3D AV Receiver, Yamaha NS-777 Front Tower Speakers, Yamaha NS-6490 Front Height and Surround Speakers, Cadence C-17 Center Speaker, Acoustic Audio HD-SUB15 Subwoofer, RCA ANT806, Monoprice Cables Master Bedroom Panasonic PT-50LCZ70 1080p HDTV, Sony PS3 80 Gig, Charter HD DVR, Onkyo HT-S6100 7.1 AV System

12-17-2012, 05:52 PM	#3
mikeyj What is HD? Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 2	Yeah, I keep the Center channel at +10 where left and right are at +6.

12-23-2012, 09:35 AM	#4
quad4.0 pissoffe Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: right here Posts: 623	something is really wrong here. Do you have the AVR setting on stereo when you listen?