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  • Have you checked that all your speakers are in phase? Specifically that the positive on amp cable goes to the positive connect on on the back of the speaker?

    If your system is otherwise matched especially the left/centre/right then it should function.

    Depending on your surround sound amp/processor some of them can get stuck in stereo vs surround.

    A quick test is here.

    Verify the dialog with a well mixed movie or dvd though that adds another level of possible issues. (most appletv stuff works as expected)

    Good luck with it.


  • Yes it’s dynamic range but the most common cause is listening to a source that’s been mixed for a centre vocal speaker.

    It will play on a stereo (Left and right speakers only) but you will have very little vocals and lots of special fx.

    This is also completely ignoring the us lack of lufs standards for advertising (apparent loudness.)

    Not necessarily the end users fault. If the wrong audio source is selected/streamed then you are stuck. There are workarounds but no real solution





  • A couple of things to think about as there are a few factors to consider as to what makes a good pair. It’s quite individual and subjective as it’s not only headphone frequency response but also how comfortable they are for long periods on your head. Considering “sound staging” which is quite affected by your DAC (Digital Audio Converter) and Amplifier (these can be the same thing or not) and a microphone and it gets complex.

    The best option is always to have a seperate headphone dac/amp and this gives a lot of flexibility and longevity. Even the cheapest dac and or amp will be better than the 0.5c part in the headphone cable for a converter.

    Yes you can also get fancy gaming headphones that try and provide surround sound. These work to some degree but it will depend on your head shape, OS & Drivers and whether the game is able to provide suitable audio output tuned for them.

    AKG/Sennheiser/Beyerdynamics are all good headphone options.

    TLDR: Ideally go and listen to a few and figure out what you like and what’s comfortable. Depending on your budget you can add more stuff or maybe this is your entry in. For mic testing, they should be able to plug into your phone, try them with a test call in teams/zoom/discord and hear what your voice sounds like.