Dynamic Volume Compression?

ScottyDugs
ScottyDugs Posts: 91
edited March 2013 in Speakers
Should dynamic volume compression for audyssey be set to off,heavy,medium, or light?
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AVR: Denon 1913
Main L/R: Polk LS90's
Center: Polk CS350LS
Side Surrounds: Polk LS/FX's
Rear Surrounds: Polk RT/FX's
Subwoofer: Polk PSW300

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  • B Run
    B Run Posts: 1,888
    edited March 2013
    Kind of a personal preference I guess, I usually leave it off for movies but it can keep commercials from blowing your ear drums. It can also limit the range in a movie if you feel like you have to turn it up loud to hear to vocals but explosions etc. are too loud, saves you from reaching for the remote the entire movie.
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  • ScottyDugs
    ScottyDugs Posts: 91
    edited March 2013
    So by volume compression do they mean lossy? Does it take away from lossless audio or is that a different compression?
    My SETUP

    AVR: Denon 1913
    Main L/R: Polk LS90's
    Center: Polk CS350LS
    Side Surrounds: Polk LS/FX's
    Rear Surrounds: Polk RT/FX's
    Subwoofer: Polk PSW300

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  • B Run
    B Run Posts: 1,888
    edited March 2013
    It's not changing the format or losing anything, it's just taming the volume spikes and bringing up the lowes to a more even level. Think of a movie where a quiet conversation is taking place followed by a loud action scene. If you're having trouble hearing the dialogue and then all of a sudden the action scene is so loud you have to turn it down, it keeps everything on a more constant level.

    Here's a link that can explain it a little better: http://www.audyssey.com/audio-technology/dynamic-volume
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  • amgala
    amgala Posts: 111
    edited March 2013
    I keep mine set to "off", but I don't have crying babies or angry neighbors to worry about!
    Front Speakers: Polk Audio LSi15 x 2
    Center Speaker: Polk Audio LSiC
    Rear Speakers: Polk Audio LSiF/X x 2
    Subwoofers: Polk Audio PSW505 x 2
    AVR: Denon AVR-3313CI
    Amp: Emotiva XPA-5
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  • ScottyDugs
    ScottyDugs Posts: 91
    edited March 2013
    amgala wrote: »
    I keep mine set to "off", but I don't have crying babies or angry neighbors to worry about!

    Yea me neither...i seem to like it on set to medium because i tried turning it off and loud noises were scaring me haha
    My SETUP

    AVR: Denon 1913
    Main L/R: Polk LS90's
    Center: Polk CS350LS
    Side Surrounds: Polk LS/FX's
    Rear Surrounds: Polk RT/FX's
    Subwoofer: Polk PSW300

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  • ScottyDugs
    ScottyDugs Posts: 91
    edited March 2013
    well at least the sudden difference from soft to loud was freakin me out i mean...its like getting slapped in the back of the head and u dont know its coming...hate that
    My SETUP

    AVR: Denon 1913
    Main L/R: Polk LS90's
    Center: Polk CS350LS
    Side Surrounds: Polk LS/FX's
    Rear Surrounds: Polk RT/FX's
    Subwoofer: Polk PSW300

    100% Cinematic Adventures, 0% Music
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  • Tbone289
    Tbone289 Posts: 661
    edited March 2013
    I like dynamics in audio, so I leave it off. I will only use it at night when others are asleep so I can keep the overall volume level lower.
    2.1: PC>Schiit Gungnir MB>Schiit Freya Noval>NAD C-270>Ascend Acoustics Sierra-1, HSU STF-2 5.1: HDMI Bitstream>Denon AVR-1910>polkaudio RTE55, CS350-LS, RT3, HSU STF-2, Visio M55-F0
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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited March 2013
    Off because I like to hear the movie they way the sound engineers intended it to be heard. Plus I try to limit unnecessary processing as much as possible.
    2-Channel: PC > Schiit Eitr > Audio Research DAC-8 > Audio Research LS-26 > Pass Labs X-250.5 > Magnepan 3.7's

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  • ScottyDugs
    ScottyDugs Posts: 91
    edited March 2013
    falconcry72 wrote: »
    Off because I like to hear the movie they way the sound engineers intended it to be heard. Plus I try to limit unnecessary processing as much as possible.

    Why is everything louder while using dynamic volume compression? I had my volume down to 20 and I could barely hear anything while the dynamic volume was set to off...but when I turn the dynamic volume to light it is louder. I would think that dynamic volume set to off would be louder, no?
    My SETUP

    AVR: Denon 1913
    Main L/R: Polk LS90's
    Center: Polk CS350LS
    Side Surrounds: Polk LS/FX's
    Rear Surrounds: Polk RT/FX's
    Subwoofer: Polk PSW300

    100% Cinematic Adventures, 0% Music
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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited March 2013
    ScottyDugs wrote: »
    Why is everything louder while using dynamic volume compression? I had my volume down to 20 and I could barely hear anything while the dynamic volume was set to off...but when I turn the dynamic volume to light it is louder. I would think that dynamic volume set to off would be louder, no?

    In theory, with dynamic volume OFF, quiet sections should be quieter, and loud sections should be louder. Every receiver is different though, so how your receivers does it may vary from a different company.
    2-Channel: PC > Schiit Eitr > Audio Research DAC-8 > Audio Research LS-26 > Pass Labs X-250.5 > Magnepan 3.7's

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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited March 2013
    ScottyDugs wrote: »
    Why is everything louder while using dynamic volume compression? I had my volume down to 20 and I could barely hear anything while the dynamic volume was set to off...but when I turn the dynamic volume to light it is louder. I would think that dynamic volume set to off would be louder, no?

    When it is off, the signal is unprocessed and the result is loud parts are loud and quiet parts are quiet. When it is on, the DSP brings the lows up and the highs down, making for a sound that is less dynamic; hence the name. However, the process in which the high and low dynamics are compressed my result in a final sound that is nominally louder than the unprocessed signal.
    Jake
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  • ScottyDugs
    ScottyDugs Posts: 91
    edited March 2013
    Ok now it makes sense. Thanks dudes
    My SETUP

    AVR: Denon 1913
    Main L/R: Polk LS90's
    Center: Polk CS350LS
    Side Surrounds: Polk LS/FX's
    Rear Surrounds: Polk RT/FX's
    Subwoofer: Polk PSW300

    100% Cinematic Adventures, 0% Music
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