I wonder if anybody has any insights that can help? Our village hall is used for film shows on an occasional basis. The films are projected using a DVD player and computer projector with the sound running through an amplifier to speakers. Audio quality is very variable, and we do get complaints from our largely elderly and hence sometimes a little hard of hearing audience. Films tend to be middle of the road stuff; no shoot-em-up, heavy rock or other types of films. The last one was "A personal history of David Copperfield". Not a great film, but the sound quality was perhaps as bad as it has ever been.
Our hall, like most, is just a bit larger than a badminton court with a tall vaulted roof. The speakers are placed on the floor either side of the large screen on a stage, about 1.5m above floor level. Previously they hung on brackets at either side, but no difference in quality was found. The speakers are about 70cm tall, 40cm wide and are surprisingly heavy. Audio quality is very variable, some films as clear as a bell, others, like the David Copperfield film, are very poor. I was catching about 50% of the dialogue.
I know nothing about how to manage the sound and nor does anybody else involved. Clearly we rely on initial sound quality on the DVD, and not much we can do about that. I am just wondering if anybody has some thoughts on how we might improve things as I feel that we might lose custom and become uneconomic if the problem continues to persist, this would be a great shame as in more normal times this is an opportunity to see a film and enjoy a social outing for our more elderly residents.
All help gratefully received!
(ps we operate a COVID safe environment with all precautions in place)
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Poor sound quality new
Poor sound quality new