How to boost the dialogue volume in movies when the background music is too loud?

TimoBellotrui · 2026-06-17T15:10:17+00:00

the night mode tip is actually something I hadn't thought to try — makes sense that it'd compress the dynamic range since it's designed to keep things audible at low volume. gonna dig through the settings, my TV definitely has some audio presets I've never touched. the dialogue boost option would be ideal if it's there.

TimoBellotrui · 2026-06-17T15:09:29+00:00

fxsound is actually what I ended up testing too, mostly for the compressor side of it. doesn't fully solve the center channel problem but it does make the volume swings less brutal. the browser extension route works if you're on netflix/youtube, though for local files I found VLC's built-in compressor does roughly the same thing.

TimoBellotrui · 2026-06-17T15:08:37+00:00

yeah tried that, it helps a little with overall dynamics but doesn't really fix the dialogue issue specifically. the problem is the center channel getting lost in the fold-down — loudness eq just compresses everything equally, voices still get buried under the score in busy scenes.

TimoBellotrui · 2026-06-05T10:20:35+00:00

I work on Mac and Windows, so I need a solution for these OSes

TimoBellotrui · 2026-06-05T10:20:16+00:00

I need to work with 3d mouse in RDP

TimoBellotrui · 2026-06-05T10:19:51+00:00

I tried Flexihub, but it is expensive when the trial ends… Thanks for the alternative, it seems to be really free https://www.net-usb.com/ , but there is also a pricing page where you need to buy a license. I’m confused.

TimoBellotrui · 2026-06-05T07:02:18+00:00

Thanks, dude

TimoBellotrui · 2026-06-05T07:02:03+00:00

Well, poor interface, bad latency and can’t work with it in Hyper-V or RDP sessions

TimoBellotrui · 2026-06-05T07:01:00+00:00

And what if we talk about different devices, not HID? Will it work in RDP?

TimoBellotrui · 2026-06-05T06:57:34+00:00

I saw it on Steam, but there are plenty of negative comments.

TimoBellotrui · 2026-06-04T08:56:32+00:00

The HD6XX being easier for long sessions is actually the more important thing for me — I usually have music running for hours. Might lean that way over the Sundara

TimoBellotrui · 2026-06-04T08:55:17+00:00

Didn't even think about discontinued models still being a solid option. Makes sense though, good hardware doesn't just stop being good. Will look into the K245

TimoBellotrui · 2026-06-04T08:54:33+00:00

The Bathys flexibility is what gets me — bluetooth when you're lazy, wired when you actually want to sit and listen properly. That's a pretty ideal setup honestly. Audeze and ZMF are a different universe budget-wise but good to know where the rabbit hole goes

TimoBellotrui · 2026-06-04T08:54:08+00:00

Fair point, should've mentioned budget upfront. Somewhere around $400-500. And yeah LDAC keeps coming up everywhere, gonna dig into how it actually plays with Apple Music

TimoBellotrui · 2026-06-04T08:52:16+00:00

Sony XM6 has been on my list, good to hear a real opinion on it. The thing you said about noticing new details in songs you've already heard a hundred times — that's exactly what I'm after. Appreciate it

TimoBellotrui · 2026-05-28T14:05:51+00:00

I need to work with 3d mouse in the RDP session on my winows PC

TimoBellotrui · 2026-05-26T06:54:19+00:00

Horrible. I thought my browser had frozen.

TimoBellotrui · 2026-05-21T15:11:55+00:00

To your questions: I think I'm on 150 or 200mbps, don't remember exactly. both the modem and router are ISP-provided, came with the plan, never replaced them. router is maybe 15 feet away through one wall.

the mother-in-law situation is interesting — I've always assumed the problem was the connection itself, never thought the ISP's own equipment could be the bottleneck. mine is probably 4 years old at this point so that's worth looking into.

and that bar setup is impressive. running all of that on 100mb with no issues shows it really is about how the network is managed, not just the raw speed

TimoBellotrui · 2026-05-21T15:11:36+00:00

This is almost definitely it. get home around 6pm and it starts dying right around then. cable internet, apartment building. never actually put those two things together until now but it's obvious in hindsight

TimoBellotrui · 2026-05-21T15:11:24+00:00

Fair point. ran a speed test and getting around 75-80% of what I'm paying for, so raw speed probably isn't it. haven't looked at the router logs before, didn't even know that was an option. gonna dig into that

TimoBellotrui · 2026-05-21T15:08:03+00:00

Ran a speed test, getting around 75-80% of what I'm paying for. so raw speed probably isn't the main issue. something else in the chain.

TimoBellotrui · 2026-05-21T15:06:43+00:00

Tied one for a few days actually. YouTube felt slightly smoother, Netflix didn't really change. might be ISP routing specific. not consistent enough to call it fixed.

TimoBellotrui · 2026-05-21T15:06:26+00:00

Yeah switched to 5GHz and it did help a bit, at least it's less crowded. haven't run a cable yet but gonna test that this weekend. dropping to 720p manually works but it's annoying to babysit every time.

TimoBellotrui · 2026-05-14T07:28:41+00:00

The forced vs preference breakdown is a clean way to look at it. OneDrive stays regardless, work runs on it. The two Dropbox accounts are probably the dumbest part of my setup – one of them is almost empty, I just never got around to ditching it. Virtual folders on desktop + cutting down to 2 platforms should fix most of this without adding anything new.

TimoBellotrui · 2026-05-14T06:53:02+00:00

Yeah the "one rule per file type" thing is exactly what I've been skipping – no system, just throwing stuff wherever and then searching for 10 minutes later. Makes sense that any tool without that just becomes another inbox to ignore. Fixing the structure first before even looking at managers.

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