Bluray player can't hear voices but background music

Yes, for most movies the surround speakers are for music and background. Unless the person speaking is supposed to be behind you, the voice will not come from there.

Make sure you have the center speaker attached and setup correctly. Most voices come through the center channel when watching movies

I had the same issue with a Samsung 1580 BD player. Stopping the movie ans starting it again could sometimes solve the problem for a little while. The problem only occured when using bitstream sound. Switching to PCM never showed the problem. The player was faulty and was replaced by the shop.

I'm not sure if this will help you but if you can hook your Bluray player directly to TV(HDMI) then out from TV to reciever via HDMI or digital optical, it very well may solve your problem.

Hello there,

It sounds like everything is working correctly to me. Voices / spoken dialogue should mostly be from the front speakers and surround audio (music, effects, etc) from all speakers.

The TV screen is in front of you so the people on the TV screen are also (technically) in front of you. Naturally, I would expect the spoken dialogue to come from the front speakers only - except in some instances, where dialogue in the movie is from a character not currently on screen. If you had voices from both in front of and behind you when the characters are only in front of you, it would be totally disorientating.

If you have audio from all five speakers during a movie then all of your connections and settings are correct. The problem you are describing is really just a description of how surround sound works.

I hope this helps. If I misunderstood the question or the problem, please let me know.

Regards,
BElectric.

Try a different bluray disc or try changing your audio setting

Is this a new problem or always like this? <<<<<<<<

What is your speaker complement? The center usually carries the dialog.

Are the receiver and its speaker systems set up per the manual? Make it so.

How is the TV-related (Cable) audio entering your receiver? It SHOULD be from the cable box, digitally if available, NOT the TV. You don't need a Low-Fi middleman handling your audio.

does your dvd player have karaoke function if so,turn it off

Greetings surfjax,

If you will allow me to make an assumption, you do not have a 5.1 surround system connected to your DVD player. This is a common experience with users of a standard TV or stereo receiver if a movie is being presented in 5.1.

In a surround sound system the center channel speaker provides almost all the vocal tracks while the side channels will provide music and some background noises. You'll still be able to hear the voices in your side speakers, but it will be muted and over powered by music or sound effects.

Some DVD players allow you to "Downmix" the surround signal to stereo. You might want to look around your sound setup on the DVD player or check your owners manual.

Hope this helps.
Jon
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Coby dvd plays background music and all previews( music and voices ) but the actual movie we cannot hear voices only back voices and music can be heard.

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