does this have ability to enhance voice when background music is louder than voices in some shows?
632142
This devise has only a volume controls. There are no tone controls of any kind.
632143
No, I'm not aware of any speaker system that does that. That is more of a function of the original mix. It does play, very accurately, what the original mix is. What you might be experiencing is a tv station broadcasting in 5.1 surround sound mix and your current system isn't set up properly for that. I had the same experience before I got this system. Weird background noises would be louder than the dialog. Especially watching football games. Since I have got this system, I haven't had that problem, so possibly Yes!
1451142
Yes. Combined with Enhanced Noise Reduction (ENR), maximum volume is surprisingly capable as voices gain clarity (increasing volume also increases background noise which ENR aims to reduce). My father, who is hearing impared, uses this phone at maximum volume with ENR with no complaints. Tone Control allows him to further improve vocal clarity by increasing the treble for lower pitched voices and bass for higher pitched voices.
1468738
The RS180 has automatic level control to lower the volume of sound effects and music and boost the level of the spoken voices. Much of the programming available from Netflix and Amazon and other services has a very wide volume range and when you get the volume right for quiet voices, the music or sound effects will blow you out the room. The ALC solves this problem so you don't need to keep adjusting the volume. I love it and think it is well worth the money since I primarily use the system for TV viewing.
2099901
It has a volume button which takes the sound louder or softer if that is what you mean. It is a great device I love mine.
141277
This device will not improve 'quality' but it will amplify the sound so that you can hear better under some circumstances.My PC was not generating sound as loud as needed for me to hear music and movies in the airplane.I use a Bose QuietComfort 15 headphone but the noise canceling feature was not enough.This device helped get the volume as loud as needed to overcome the jets' noise.
1491605
These headphones don't eliminate background noise unless you really increase the volume. I like them because I hear the TV voice very well and at the same time if my wife needs me, she doen't need to yell. GOOD GRIEF! The TV background noise doesn't eliminate what you hear from people talking unless you are running in surround sound. Paul in Tulsa
1694075
YES. Problem is that if you enable that in the sound settings it's delayed slightly and you won't be able to talk or sing.
662132
Music and voice are definitely louder and slightly better. Rich tones are not something you'll get with this item.
898161
Yes. You can increase and decrease the volume. It sounds like shhhh shhhh shhh. It's effective.
141284
This device will not improve 'quality' but it will amplify the sound so that you can hear better under some circumstances. My PC was not generating sound as loud as needed for me to hear music and movies in the airplane. I use a Bose QuietComfort 15 headphone but the noise canceling feature was not enough. This device helped get the volume as loud as needed to overcome the jets' noise.
2112917
The dialog is clear enough for me. I can hear things I couldn't before. But I doubt it does magic trick to equalize BG noise automatically. You may need some plugin (for PC in my case) to do the trick for you.
235091
The sound enhancement over built-in Samsung and Panasonic tv speakers is noticeable. I often needed to turn on closed caption when watching BBC shows where thick and odd accents predominate. With this sound bar I rarely need closed captioning. The TSR Volume equalizer works well keeping a lid on loud commercials.
1207721
Yes. There is a volume control that has three setting; Low, Medium, Loud.TW
651747
NO the device seems to compress the sound level changes a little so the louder volumes are lower
1398487
While it's not an infinite number, you can turn the volume up quite loud to drown out background noises if you desire.
2235251
I forgot to mention. The loudness can be enhanced by moving it close to a backdrop of some sort such as a wall or bookshelf.
1822287
Yes. There are 2 volume knobs. 1 is for your voice (if you want to be heard over the music and how loud) the other is for the music (if you want the music to be heard louder than your voice or at a lower level)