In order for me to follow the dialog of the TV show, I have to have it louder than the wife likes. Not because of lack of volume, but because the surround sound DROWNS out the voice tract. I cant hear the freakin talking because the damn city bus (or whatever) in the background is so loud in relation to the voice tract. If I can amlify just the voice track, it would help watch the TV show a lot! I already have the volume up pretty loud...and STILL can't make out WTF they are saying!
Then if the characters have a thick Bronx or Boston accent, it's almost hopeless (I'm from out West)...and the subtitles for the hearing impaired has to get turned on (and I may just go to this full time, and mute the program entirely, if I can't find a solution!).