Can anyone comment on dynamic volume control? Can anyone comment on the effectiveness of dynamic volume control on the AVR-591?
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I'd recommend you go to avsforum dot com and search for Audyssey Dynamic Volume. Audyssey's CTO participates there (or at least used to) and any question you can think of has probably received already received a definitive answer there. However, the quick summary from what I've read is that Dynamic Volume works pretty well (although there is a camp that feels that Dolby Volume does a better job at the same task). Many people think that Dynamic EQ is more or equally important, as it allows you to properly hear low and high frequencies at lower volumes. Note that Denon, for reasons I can't imagine, stopped advertising Dynamic EQ for most of its 2011 models. E.g., the AVR-1610 and the AVR-1611 both have Dynamic EQ, but the AVR-1611 spec sheet doesn't say so. And W. Stewart, remember that movie soundtracks are made to be heard at "reference volume," a specific sound level used in theaters. People expect a large dynamic range in the theater, and in almost all cases a DVD exactly reproduces the theater's soundtrack. The problem is sounds that seem appropriate in a movie theater wake the kids at home, so people turn the volume down, making the dialog too quiet. So, it's not really the fault of the DVD mixer, so much as a mismatch between movie theater and home theater expectations. Of course, your experience with screaming commercials is a deliberate and annoying attempt by advertisers to get your attention.
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There are several controls, bass, Treble, mono, sound virtualized. However they seem only minimally effective for me.
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during set up, how was the volume set in your computer/pad/phone? i control the volume in my setup, from my iPad. i believe that i too had that issue, and my son enlightened me. i may also have incorrectly set up the blue tooth. certainly glad my son is patient... because i have only been retired from being a computer programmer for over 30 years, would have hoped that i would have been able to set up a small speaker on my own!
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Sorry, I can not help you, it was a gift for my great nephew. At the time I printed one of the reviews regarding the volume setting, since that was the only troublesome issue. Look in the reviews for guidance. Good luck!
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Yes, they can control the volume for their listening pleasure. The sound you will hear will be through the com pilot so you will not hear coming out of TV speakers . I would have wished I'd ordered the model up from this one as it connects to television with an optical cable instead of av cable. I guess I'm just wondering if that would improve sound quality?
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No, as there is no volume control on the unit. The volume is controlled by the amp or what ever device is providing input.
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Hi I used it with really good results with a couple of small "JBL Control One" speakers and they did work fine, even though their sensitivity is on the lower side at just 87dB/W/m. Some speakers with higher sensitivity would even give you more volume. I think this little baby is capable of driving to a good level a small system if you are not unrealistic with your expectations.I myself have moved on to a "NAD D3020" but that is another ball park. But I am not getting rid of the TP30, I do like it.
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Yes, it helps a lot. DE enabled at normal volume works great. Much better than default speakers on the TV.
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A device like this is not meant to control volume. It is simply a converter. You would control the volume through the input and output devices connected to it.
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Thank all for your responses. The unit is useless for me as I need to know the AVERAGE sound level over a period of time.
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Yes, there is an option in the menu for "dynamic sound". Works well in my opinion.
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I did not get that but it does require the user to set max volume in order to start working. Either that or its been a coincidence on several occasions. Don't buy if you haven't yet and save yourself a lot of grief.
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I had the same issue. Seems like if you hit that button in the first 10 seconds of a song, it will skip forward to the next song and if it is after that, it will adjust volume. Not sure if that is completely correct, but I have inadvertently forwarded to the next song as well.
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I have found that it's best to control the volume mostly with your device. I have previously only had the smaller version of these speakers and they would get staticky if I played it with the speakers on loud all the time.
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You can control by any means you like...the speakers are not the source.If you have a volume control on your source, just use that. CD player, computer sound card, DAC...up to you.I use an external sound card with a volume knob, i leave the PC software volumes on 100% and how high you put the volume on the speakers is up to you, you just regulate it with whatever comes before the speakers.
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Does the Audyssey Dynamic Volume work for keeping commercials from overpowering shows? I am in the same boat as you i'm looking to purchase an av receiver and have it narrowed down to three any help would be great. I use the receiver for music tv and blue ray. I'm trying to decide between the Onkyo 507 the pioneer vsx-819 and the denon avr-589. I see that people seem to prefer the onkyo's whats the deal with that?
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Be aware that if you plug an audio source into the audio-in jack - the volume up/down buttons are disabled! In this case, the only way to control volume is via the audio source device (mp3 player, laptop, etc). This "feature" is not mentioned anywhere in the user manual and was an unpleasant surprise to me when I discovered it. I will be returning for a refund.