What do the sound modes on a Signa S4 actually do?
pwag42
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I just bought a Signa S4 soundbar, and I see that it has a few different buttons for changing the sound mode: there are "movie", "night", and "music" modes, as well as 3 "Voice Assist" buttons labeled 1, 2, and 3. I understand that the "night" mode lowers the bass and levels out the difference between loud and quiet sounds, but what exactly do the other buttons do? I just recently had to turn off the audio "enhancements" on my TV because while gaming it was messing with the sound in a very distracting way, and I'm hoping that there's a similar option with the soundbar so that it will play the sound completely unmodified.
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I've asked a contact at Polk for an explanation of what they do.
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Here is a link to an instructional video on what Voice Assist does:
https://au.polkaudio.com/discover/voice-adjust
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SeleniumFalcon wrote: »Here is a link to an instructional video on what Voice Assist does:
https://au.polkaudio.com/discover/voice-adjust
That video was basically just an advertisement for the feature, it didn't explain what it does at all. Also, there was no mention of what the "music" or "movie" modes do either. -
They're EQ slopes plain and simple.
There was no mention of what the "music" or "movie" modes do either.
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It seems to be doing more than just static equalizing; the TV's a Roku, and when I click around the menu, it seems to be raising and lowering the volume of the clicks at random.They're EQ slopes plain and simple. -
SeleniumFalcon wrote: »Here is a link to an instructional video on what Voice Assist does:
https://au.polkaudio.com/discover/voice-adjust
I have the same question and that video is as useless as every other thing I've seen on the subject. I have a Signa S2. The remote has three voice assist buttons.
My specific question: The icons on the three buttons suggest they are different levels of dialog frequency gain. OTOH, he product infor sheet says "Customize the voice levels to reproduce clear, crisp dialogue..."
So, are these permanently preset or is there a way for the user to adjust them to get the dialog "push" they want? And if they are, how and are the changes retained?
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Hello,
Welcome to Polk's forum. I will ask your question to some friends who work at Polk.
