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Avid Contributor I
December 28, 2024
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Volume difference between TV show and commercials

I have an Arc Ultra. Era 300’s and Sub Gen 2.  Since upgrading to the ultra from Arc I have noticed that TV commercials are much lower in volume than the show I’m watching.  When watching Football,  the referee mics are also very low.  I did an A/B test using TV speakers and my Sonos system and with the TV speakers the volume is as I would expect.  Anyone else experiencing this?  Thanks.

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nik9669aAnswer
Senior Virtuoso
December 29, 2024

A common complaint, whether using in-built tv speakers or soundbars. There’s no standard broadcast level for programs, movies, adverts… Complain to your broadcast regulators, but don’t blame tv or external speaker manufacturers. 

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Contributor I
December 29, 2024

Same here. Drives me nuts!

nik9669aAnswer
Senior Virtuoso
December 29, 2024

A common complaint, whether using in-built tv speakers or soundbars. There’s no standard broadcast level for programs, movies, adverts… Complain to your broadcast regulators, but don’t blame tv or external speaker manufacturers. 

jimroyAuthor
Avid Contributor I
December 29, 2024

Yeah, me too.  It wasn’t an issue with the older Arc.  It seems to happen more with off air local commercials and football broadcasts.  When I stream using Apple TV I don’t notice it.  So it might just be garbage in garbage out when using the antenna.  lol.