How To Fix Low Dialogue Volume on a Sony TV

Unfortunately, low dialogue volume on Sony TVs is a common problem. The dialogue can be too quiet, making it difficult to hear and follow shows. The good news is that this can be fixed through the smart TV settings.

If you’re experiencing low dialogue volume on your Sony TV, we’ve got your back. This article covers some solutions to the problem.

Why Dialogue Volume Is Low on Sony TV

There are different reasons the dialogue may be low on your Sony TV.

Sony Smart TVs Are Lighter and Thinner

Over time, TVs have changed. Today, they are compact and thinner. This makes it hard to include large, robust speakers. This compromises the TV audio with the resonating sound distorting the clarity of dialogue.

Film Audio in the Wrong Settings

Film audio is meant for theater settings. Films have scenes with varying loudness, which is best-suited to the cinema rather than your home. Due to the varying loudness, most people set their Sony TV volume to ensure the loud scenes aren’t too noisy. With such low-volume settings, you may have difficulty-hearing dialogue.

Content Direction and Style Make Dialogue Unclear

In TV shows, background music may be on while people talk. This contributes to low dialogue volume.

The TV Settings

Low dialogue may be related to the audio setup on your Sony TV. This can be fixed by tweaking the settings correctly.

Other factors that could make dialogue sound low include the room’s seating area setup and acoustics. Both of which could muffle some sound frequencies.

Remedying the Low Dialogue Volume on Sony TV

You can try several fixes to improve Sony TV dialogue if you feel it’s too low. This can improve clarity and make dialogue easier to hear.

Enable Dynamic Range

Suppose the dialogue volume is too low while the other audio is loud. In that case, you should enable the dynamic range option on your Sony TV. This reduces differences between the softest and loudest sounds played.

Dolby Digital is the main source of improper sound effects and voice balance. The settings available in Sony’s dynamic range address the issue specifically. Humans have different hearing abilities, meaning you can’t get a single voice enhancement solution for everyone. Use dynamic range compression to provide voice-level balance if your Sony TV dialogue volume is low.

Dynamic range compression shortens the softest and loudest portions of a soundtrack range. The dynamic range compression on Sony TV lowers the loud sounds like sound effects and music. On the other hand, it raises the softer sounds like dialogue and vocals. This puts all the sounds at the same level.

Note that the steps depend on the model you’re using.

1. Go to the home menu on your Sony TV.
   
2. Open “Settings.”
   
3. Select “Display and sound.” In some devices, the option here is “Sound.”
   
4. Choose “Sound” followed by “Volume level.” Some devices have “Advanced settings” and “Input related” before the final step.
   
5. Select “Dolby dynamic range.”
   
   

Use the Voice Zoom Feature

The voice zoom function focuses on ambient audio and voices. This feature allows the customization of the auditory experience, adjustment of voice volume, and ambient audio as you prefer.

Voice Zoom works with all sorts of content, and it is one of the best options if you want to hear the commentators in sporting events. With voice zoom, you can do the following:

• Increase the voice levels: In a football match, for example, an increase in the voice level emphasizes the commentator’s voice. The ambient audio or background sound is lowered.
• Lowering the voice levels: The ambient audio is emphasized when the commentary voice is lowered in the above example. This allows you to be immersed in the stadium sounds.

Using voice zoom on your Sony TV depends on your TV model, and it’s unavailable on all devices. If it is available on yours, it can help you handle the low dialogue volume issue.

1. On your TV, open “Settings.” The steps that follow depend on the TV menu options available.
   
2. Choose “Display and Sound.” Under this option, select “Sound,” the “Sound customization.” Voice Zoom should be under this option.
   
3. On some devices, choose “Sound” then “Sound adjustment” or “Sound.” Voice Zoom option should be under this option.
   
4. Select the right/left button depicted by arrows facing either side. This option lets you set the sound as you desire.
   

Reduce Bass

Sony TVs have an equalizer. You can try to change the default setting or pick a preset that improves dialogue. The TV equalizer can be adjusted manually. In this case, make the mid-high frequencies louder than the others. Start with increasing from A3 to 5dB between 2kHz and 8kHz frequencies.

1. Tap the “Home” button and choose “Settings” using the up and down arrow buttons.
   
2. Choose “Sound” using the left and right arrow buttons.
   
3. Hit the “Enter” button.
   
4. Choose the desired option and press “Enter.”
   

Get External Audio Device Options

If all adjustments have been made and the audio has been tuned, but you can’t increase the dialogue volume, get an external device for the TV. You can choose a speaker, home theater, soundbar, or amplified speakers.

Voice Clarifying Speaker

This is an excellent example of an external device that amplifies voice frequencies or dialogue. A wireless transmitter is connected to your Sony TV with digital optical or analog output connections. With a transmitter, a wireless audio signal is sent to the speaker placed close to the seating location. This makes the TV more audible.

Soundbars

There are all sorts of soundbars available on the market today. Each has a unique audio approach. Sonos Playbar, Beam, and PlayBase have night sound and speech enhancement settings. Speech enhancement handles audio frequencies centered on dialogue, while night sound makes the dialogue clear while reducing any lipid sound intensity when the volume is low.

Zvox audio soundbars have Accuvoice technology. Other settings like surround mode and output leveling make dialogue clearer. With these soundbars, you can get about six voice boost levels.

Home Theater

This is another notable external device to help fix the low dialogue issue. When your Sony TV is connected to a home theatre, you can adjust the center speaker channel to clarify dialogue and voices. After the sound levels of the home theater are set, they don’t need to be reset every time.

If you pick a soundbar with an external surround and center channel, you might get the same settings as a home theater receiver.

Amplify Sony TV Dialogue Volume if It’s Too Low

Not hearing the dialogue on your Sony TV can be frustrating. With the above tips, you should be able to make the necessary changes and make things more audible. Tweaking the Sony TV settings may be insufficient, so you may consider getting an external audio device for output. This allows you to get the ultimate experience.

Have you ever faced the Sony TV low dialogue volume issue? If so, how did you resolve it? Let us know in the comments section below.