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I bought it for those horrible commercials that go so loud , especially at night. I tried it on 2 tvs, one HDtv and the other normal.Both gave poor results, It certainly changed the clarity of sound so you don't have to raise the volume so much, but It did not do what it said it can do.Bottom line, improved sound but not volume
This product has worked well, as far as leveling out the volume between commercials and programming. When watching movies, listening to music, or anything else where the dynamic range comes into play, it is best to have it bypassed. Unfortunately, you can often hear the product working in the form of a loud pop. This happens when I am watching something with a large dynamic range (a lot of difference between loud and soft sounds). When watching network or cable TV, when you can expect commercials and heavily compressed sounds, this device seems to work well.Read all the reviews, know when to use it, and this product works. Expect it to be a miracle device and you will find this device to be a waste of money.
I just purchased a VR-1 TV Volume Controller to keep the volume of commercials from blasting the remote out of my hand. The VR-1 is connected in the audio component connections.This way if I won't the sound without the VR-1 I change my channel to the HDMI channel. To my surprise not only did it resolved the issue with the commercials but it also makes the programs much more enjoyable. I can now enjoy the whispers as well as the explosions instead of grabbing the remote.My TV supports both HDMI and Component RCA Video and Audio inputs. If I won't the VR-1 to maintain my volume I switch to the Component channel.While the TV remote adjust the sound as normal. The only this I use the remote for now is changing the channels.
Just install it between the converter box left and right audio output and your TV left and right audio inputs. I installed the Philco Converter box with analog feed thru. Feed the digital channel from your video output on your converter box to the video input on your TV or VCR. The audio levels vary so wildly between channels, between network feeds and locals and then back to network, between program material and commercials, that something had to be done or you would wear out the volume control on your remote. Since the networks and local stations, the ad agencies and the FCC will not do anything to control these wild audio level swings, you have to buy added equipment to control it for them.This controller should do it for you. Adjust your digital viewing to come in on the AUX or Video input. Enjoy.
This product did not do what I expected it to do which was to amplify softly spoken dialog and/or decrease the volume of loud dialog so we could hear all dialog comfortably. I do not use it anymore.
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