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Re:Why do all these 20-somethings have closed captions turne... by SkeuomorphicBee on Sunday September 18, 2022 @07:49AM (#32886744)
The 5.1 vs 2.0 is a bit of a red herring, it used to be a big problem a decade or two ago, but today it is just a small to insignificant contributor to the problem.

The real problem now a days is not technical, it is 100% director's choice. Having deafening "wooooon" organ music, and ear popping explosions is simply in vogue, so all directors want that in their movie, and mix like that on purpose.

And it is not about theatrical mix vs home mix either. The cinema experience also changed with this latest mixing trend, watching a modern movie in the cinema also became uncomfortable with much louder explosions/music/"wooon" than two decades ago. (To the point where I'm considering using ear protection if ever going back to a cinema).

This is 100% a manufactured problem created on purpose by misguided (sound) directors.

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Re:Why do all these 20-somethings have closed captions turne... by leephillips on Sunday September 18, 2022 @09:42AM (#32887485)
I’ve been using ear protection in my ears at the movies for decades. They’re just too loud.
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Re:Why do all these 20-somethings have closed captions turne... by emeril on Tuesday September 20, 2022 @08:54PM (#32919740)
yeah, I rec etymotic high fidelity earplugs for the least distorted sound
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Re:Why do all these 20-somethings have closed captions turne... by leephillips on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @09:33AM (#32924923)
That would probably be a step up from the wadded tissue I usually resort to. Not that I go to the movies much any more.
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Re:Why do all these 20-somethings have closed captions turne... by elzbardico on Sunday September 18, 2022 @09:01PM (#32893088)
The last time I went to a theather was before the pandemic, and frankly, I didn't bother going back exactly because the audio became almost an agression to my senses.
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Re:Why do all these 20-somethings have closed captions turne... by tibbon on Sunday September 18, 2022 @09:28PM (#32893259)
Fwiw, I just wish more systems had built in dynamics controls.

I both sympathize with the problem that people are having (and sometimes have it myself), but I also really enjoy focused movie listening time on a nice Atmos system with subwoofers that has a huge dynamic range. Most people don’t enjoy watching films this way however, or not most of the time

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