I recently purchased a B grade DHC 40.1. I know its a really old line, and its my first ever purchase of B stock, but as a fireman with a family its all I could afford.
So I set it up and am just frustrated to no end at the sound fields. I have a 5.1 setup in my mancave powered by a Sunfire 5x200wpc amp. I'm having a lot of problems getting consistent results with my Motorola STB that I have run to the 40.1 with a brand new 4K capable HDMI cable.
Most of the signals that come across the (FIOS) STB are Dolby. Most are Dolby 5.1. However I cant find 5.1 sound field that works with every broadcast. I've tried Direct, Dolby Digital , Dolby digital Plus, THX Cinema, THX Games, THX Music, and several others and none of them can handle every broadcast. Its very strange...from channel to channel and show to show it varies. I could be watching the news with an incoming 5.1 signal processed and amplified in Dolby and output flawlessly in 5.1 and then the next show also a 5.1 signal there will be center channel dialogue whatsoever. Even with the center channel signal set to wide so the signal is somewhat shared in the primary left and right speaker there is no dialogue at all. And then we go to commercial and everything is again 5.1 and the very next commercial again there is no dialogue, no center channel, no dialogue whatsoever, just a laughtarck. I was watching the news in Dolby 5.1 and it was working as it should, the next show was The Big Bang Theory and all that came through was the laughtrack, nothing else, Its crazy
Im really only left with stereo or all channel stereo if I want flawless audio that works with every broadcast
Ive checked all the connections, everything is tight. Is there something I'm not understanding about sound field settings? Ive never had this problem. I have had a Parasound, and an Emotiva Pre/Pro set up with this exact system with zero problems, this is just driving me nuts!
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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