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[dwcarey78]

For Christmas, we got my mother a new TCL tv, a Roku soundbar, and wireless speakers. After spending over an hour trying to get them connected the night before, we go to watch a football game and her speakers don't have any dialog. The only solution to this I can find is to use the "Stereo" playback instead of playthrough or automatic. However, when I use the stereo setting, the soundbar quits playing anything at all. We bought these speakers to make it so she can hear football games while cooking not just hear the random crowd noise and background. For how much these cost there better be a solution to hear dialog throughout all of the speakers and soundbar.

[RokuEmmanuel-D · Accepted solution]

Hello, @dwcarey78!

Excited to see you here in the Roku Community!

Thanks for letting us know that you're experiencing an issue hearing the dialogues on your Roku surround sound setup, and we'd like to be able to assist. 

Have you tried exploring the volume modes on your Sound Settings? 

Here's how...

Use the following steps to change sound settings.

1. Start streaming or playing your content
2. Press Star on your Roku remote
3. Select Advanced Sound Settings or Sound settings
4. Choose your sound mode or change your sound settings

You can choose from the following sound modes.

• Standard: Basic audio mode for general use
• Dialogue: Conversations are easier to hear over background sounds
• Movie: Optimized for an immersive movie theater-like experience
• Music: Unaltered sound, authentic like the artist intended
• Night: Optimized for listening at lower volumes with less bass

When you're done, press Back until the menu is closed.

We are hoping this helps. Please let us know if you need more assistance. 

Thanks,
Emman