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Help with Klipsch 5.1...

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boyRacer

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Whenever i play dvds (powerdvd xp) i have to crank it up to around 60-70 to have it come close to sounding like how its supposed to... but when i play games 30-40 is loud enough. All settings are pretty much maxed out and it's still not loud enough... BTW i'm running it with an Acoustic Edge using analog. 🙁
 
youve looked in the volume control and maxxed all of them? (other than main play control ifyou dont want)

are there any properties for soundcard that you've overlooked?
or in powerdvd xp?
have you tried useing windows media player and see if its the same deaL?
 
Pretty much the same situation here, but I don't think of it as an issue. Adjusting the Center, Rear, and Sub volumes can make a big difference.
 
DVD soundtracks are normally quiet compared to things like MP3s and games. It's the same for me using PowerDVD XP compared to winamp. It seems that both speakers and soundcards are irrelevant.
 
That's quite disappointing... cranking it up to max 80 is around the movie theatre sound... but that's about it... its freakin loud with games and mp3... but if that's as loud as it gets that's quite sad. I had several Altec Lansings 2.1 speakers hooked up together before and they were a lot louder with games and dvd... hmmm... but i had an Audigy back then... don't know if that matters.
 
I assume you have the volume maxed in PowerDVD? You have gone into the Windows Volume control and played around with the volumes in there?
 
DVDs are recorded at a lower volume than everything else is. The lower volume allows them to have a more dynamic soundtrack (as far as volume highs and lows are concerned during the movie). Its just the way it is.
 
Derango is correct. Only the "highest" moments should the soundtrack be at blasting volumes. It allows quiet moments to be quiet (like dialogue), and loud action moments to be loud.

Music should be the same way, but mastering techniques that maximize the soundwaves take that away on most CDs pressed today. Thankfully the music industry hasnt tried to sell us the old "louder is better" crap.
 
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