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Having trouble hearing whispery TV dialogue? I found 3 ways to fix that

Published on: 2025-07-15 04:05:05

Adam Breeden/ZDNET Say you're watching an edgy new streaming series and find yourself turning up the volume for every scene where two actors are engaged in a dramatic dialogue. It seems like both characters are whispering -- until an explosion happens on screen, and the sound is the opposite, almost deafening. Also: The LG soundbar made my home audio sound like a theater - even though it's not the newest model What's up with that? It's not just the imbalanced proportion of sound that bothers you, and it's not that your hearing is going bad. Keep reading, and you might find an easy fix for improving (and balancing) your TV's audio quality. In the scenario above, my first recommendation would be to turn on your closed captions. While enabling video subtitles is an obvious solution for understanding the dialogue, some people find on-screen text to be clunky and distracting. If you can't stand reading scripts on your screen, try the following solutions. 1. Experiment with these audio ... Read full article.