When I watch a movie I hear the dialog as though it is coming from my center channel (I know it actually is) instead of perceiving it coming from the actors on the screen. I figured most of this was due to lipsync issues as my video goes thru a HDMI switch but audio goes direct (not thru HDMI). So I have been struggling to get the lipsync fixed by watching clips and running a test on DVE. I think I have it set correctly now but I still dont get the sense that the dialog is coming from the actors but rather directly from the speaker. Am I missing something? Is there a better way to set lipsync? Is something else causing this?

Before redoing some of my theater due to flooding I seem to remember believing the actors were speaking and not the center channel speaking.

Any advice?

Thanks,
Bryan

You have the center channel positioned above or below, and close to, the screen? I calibrated mine with Avia and it is fine. Are your fronts matched to the center?

I have the Center located right beneath my Screen. The back of the center is only about 3 inches in front of the screen. My Center and Fronts are from the B&W CDM-NT series so they should be matched in quality. I didnt seem to have this problem a couple months back. Only since I redid the theater due to flooding . I didnt change any equipment before or after only new carpet and some risers in the back.

Have you rechecked the speaker levels and distance/delay settings? These can sometimes be lost due to power interruptions, etc. If the center channel is a bit louder than the L/R channels, the dialogue can stay rooted there more than desirable.

Lee

RBFC.

Thats a good point. I dont think my Pre-Pro lost the settings but I think I may have increased my center channel a db or 2 just before the flood. I will have to check those out. Thanks for the advice.

Bryan