u/SurroundPebble

Running a 5.1 setup and struggling with dialogue at low volume. Looking for advice from anyone who's solved this.

Setup:
- Onkyo TX-RZ30
- Crossover at 80 Hz, 5.1 config
- Signal shows as Atmos correctly
- Calibratednwith dirac live

The problem:
At low/moderate volume, voices are really hard to hear during normal scenes. I've tried two things:
• Center channel at +6 dB — dialogue is better but surround effects become noticeably too quiet in comparison
• Dialog Level at +6 dB — helps with intelligibility but makes everything sound off

Anyone have tips for making dialogue cut through at low volume without killing the surround mix?

What am I doing wrong?

Running an Onkyo TX-RZ30 with an LG G6 (OLED83G6WUA, 2026 model) connected via HDMI ARC/eARC.

CEC power off works perfectly. When I turn off the TV, the receiver shuts down. But when I turn the TV back on, the RZ30 stays in standby. I have to grab the Onkyo remote or use the app to power it on separately.

I've also done a full factory reset on the RZ30 with no change in behavior.

Running an Onkyo TX-RZ30 with an LG G6 (OLED83G6WUA, 2026 model) connected via HDMI ARC/eARC.

CEC power off works perfectly. When I turn off the TV, the receiver shuts down. But when I turn the TV back on, the RZ30 stays in standby. I have to grab the Onkyo remote or use the app to power it on separately.

I've also done a full factory reset on the RZ30 with no change in behavior.