Anyone who has trouble understanding dialogue and sound while watching TV is often all too familiar with this problem. Voices sound too quiet, music and background noise dominate, and even at higher volumes, conversations often remain unclear. This quickly creates the impression that while the TV is loud enough, speech and content are still not clearly intelligible.
Limited speech intelligibility while watching TV manifests itself in a variety of ways. Dialogue gets lost amid background music and sound effects, voices seem too quiet, and even at higher volumes, speech does not automatically become clearer. This is precisely why simply turning up the TV volume is often not enough.
