This is a particularly important topic for myself on the spectrum, as I’ve had a lot of difficulties trying to follow what’s going on in the cinema. I’d have subtitles on all the time if that was possible.

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    22 days ago

    That’s a brilliant article.

    Assuming facts are accurate, and there’s not much missing info, it explains so much about why I’ve consistently hated the sound on streaming services. Even with my full home theater setup instead of just stereo, there’s flaws that stand out compared to dvd or bluray.

    Take the opening scene of evil dead. Well, I can’t recall if it’s 1 or 2 that has this particular scene. But it’s when the swing is banging against the cabin. On DVD the sound is balanced roughly right; the banging isn’t out of line with the dialogue, no need to mess with volume. But streaming? Again, I can’t even remember what service it was on, but that banging was absurdly loud compared to the dialogue, and so were the effects. It was a horrible experience to a movie I’ve seen literally hundreds of times over the years.