Movie dialogue very quiet and sound effects very loud

[kbrownell]

OK, some follow-up on this topic...

I changed the BD player's output from PCM to Bitstream (Audiophile), and turned off the receiver's sound fields. That did appear to fix the problem. Before turning off the sound fields, even when it was on basic "stereo" or "surround" fields, there was dialogue coming through the center and both front speakers, and music/effects coming through the center.

After the fix, dialogue comes through the center, and only the center -- no music or effects from the center. So, obviously, turning up the level on the center increases the dialogue volume to a comfortable level without also boosting the explosions and such.

Is this the way it's supposed to be for Blu-Ray, with dialogue (only) coming through the center channel and nowhere else?

Thanks for everyone's help with this.