The sound quality on TV and films leaves a lot to be desired.You practically need sub-titles for American movies nowadays.
Much as I like him the sound on the Jools Holland TV programme is terrible.
Most outdoor British concerts have sound engineers aged about 5 years old (the sound seems to be set up by a child) it's absolutely ghastly.
Compare this to Swedish singer Helen Sjoholm's concerts and you'll see what i mean.In a concert hall or in the open air you can hear every word she sings.Check Helen out on you tube
Go Swedish sound engineers..you rock.
I agree. I have put this down to being hard of hearing, I even have a sound bar, but it does not help much. However, I can hear most, not all of the newsreaders very well. I had to give
up on an American film this afternoon, as I could not understand a word. Lots of British plays not clear either.
The new slimline television sets have tiny rubbish speakers compared with the old models. You are now expected to buy an auxiliary system such as a soundbar which can cost more than the set itself. Progress ? no, a rip-off.
I think that the sentiments of the OP are that you shouldn't have to jump through hoops to be able to hear clearly whatever is broadcast....and I agree.
There's got to be something wrong at the production stage when the rustling of clothing drowns out the actors' voices, as happened in an episode of Happy Valley that my wife was watching last night.