Does this speaker help with the decibel level of the ridiculously loud commercials? I mean, does it normalize the sound rather than having to hit mute
1871032
We have not had a situation where we needed to adjust the volume lower for commercials and have been using it for a few months now. Hope that helps.
1513236
I would have to say it eliminates most background noise. Of course there are some things that are loud nearby that get in the way of what/who you are listening to. Overall it does a good job of keeping out unwanted noise. Hope this helps.
879550
The feature to enhance voice is called "Night" mode. The reason its termed that is because the speaker reduced the bass output as well as boosting the dialog of movies. It works pretty well. There are often times when the speaker is in "Normal" mode that I miss some softly spoken words so I turn on the "Night" mode (which is conveniently placed on the remote), and rewind the movie a bit & I can clearly hear the words what I originally missed.
1456214
No. It has a tone control switch for best sound that will also mute the speaker.
2243090
sorry took me so long. It is sometimes so loud I can't lower the volume as much as the boom. But that's a good thing for you, right? !
518490
It is amplification, which to me helps make words more distinct when listening to the television. I find that it is great when I'm watching tv and there are no other sounds around. Or, if I'm having a conversation without a lot of other surrounding noise. This is because it amplifies every sound. So I use my Stealth mainly in those situations, and it is great. My wife likes it, as well, as our tv doesn't have to be blaring -- and she doesn't need to yell for me to hear. Nor does she have to keep repeating everything. To, me it's the best 30-some dollars I've spent. But it does not distinguish or clarify certain sounds. It amplifies.
1133563
There are two volume settings on it. Even the lowest setting is not very quiet. I can hear it while the tv is on at a normal volume...If that helps at all.
1894174
I think the volume is loud. I usually turn the volume down because it's so loud. I use the speaker all the time and have no problems hearing.
819825
Sorry, but they will not assist if that's what you're looking for. These earplugs are very effective at decreasing the LOUD sounds associated with our bagpipes but still enable me to hear conversations at normal decibel levels.
1924333
I have not noticed it. But I use it only for playing DVD with sales info in the Salon. There is a lot of background noise there so I may not be as tuned in to it. Sorry. Ill hope someone else has a better answer for you.
982038
You can adjust the sound effect to clear voice(clrvoice is what shows) or loudness. Not much you can do with the soundbar.
1879609
I found that the sound leveling varied with the media and the channel I was viewing. For example most of my shows benefit from the sound leveling, but I found a couple of them sounded better with it off. The dialogue enhancement seems to work best for me with the shows that do well with sound leveling. I also find I need to tweak the bass and treble settings often depending on the show I am watching. I also find that music and sound effects are generally too loud, but I think that is problem with how the soundtrack has been mixed. I have the same problem in a movie theater. On the ZVOX I simply turn the bass down a bit and sometimes the treble too. It sometimes helps. I found that the sound leveling varied with the media and the channel I was viewing. For example most of my shows benefit from the sound leveling, but I found a couple of them sounded better with it off. The dialogue enhancement seems to work best for me with the shows that do well with sound leveling. I also find I need to tweak the bass and treble settings often depending on the show I am watching. I also find that music and sound effects are generally too loud, but I think that is problem with how the soundtrack has been mixed. I have the same problem in a movie theater. On the ZVOX I... » Read More I found that the sound leveling varied with the media and the channel I was viewing. For example most of my shows benefit from the sound leveling, but I found a couple of them sounded better with it off. The dialogue enhancement seems to work best for me with the shows that do well with sound leveling. I also find I need to tweak the bass and treble settings often depending on the show I am watching. I also find that music and sound effects are generally too loud, but I think that is problem with how the soundtrack has been mixed. I have the same problem in a movie theater. On the ZVOX I simply turn the bass down a bit and sometimes the treble too. It sometimes helps. « Show Less
514118
When I say they are loud, they are loud. I can't even put them up to 50 without dealing with roommates or other people next door having to tell me to turn it down. I haven't had that happen unless on my game or watching TV. That's just me on the audio quality. I still need to mess with it to see if there's a way, if I wanted to, to change the audio to concert hall or some other kind of audio format option.
1760797
The sound does not go extremely loud. You didn't do anything wrong installing it. I think that is the loudest that this model TV can go. I tried raising the sound with the cable system but that didn't do anything either. I think that it is at a comfortable setting but if you have a loud appliance you might have trouble hearing it over the noise. Quite happy with the tv.
1185347
If you use your TV volume control, the volume will go up or down as you choose. The way this works is to reduce the Peaks and Valleys of the sound so that the level is more constant. I am somewhat hard of hearing, and this is a wonderful device (IMO).
879205
It definitely lessens them, but I doubt anything practical will completely block low deep noises, since these tend to pass through almost any barrier. Regardless, this is the best sound machine that I know of. The company also provides excellent service - twice sending me a new one when one of the two I recently bought had a problem. I've also bought several other models from them over the last 20 years or so for a variety of situations.
1228202
It dosen,t seem to loud no negitive remarks from customers , but I also lost some hearing over the years hope this is helpfull