For instance, Assassin’s Creed Origins had subtitles turned off by default and 60% of players turned them on.

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    This is why I think dynamic range compression should be a standard feature for TVs, phones, stereos, PCs and other consumer devices that output audio. Something to even out quiet dialogue and loud explosions would be a godsend for movie watchers everywhere.

    I know Windows has a compressor of sorts built in, the audio equalization feature, and I wish there were a good equivalent for this on Linux.

    Truth be told, with my auditory processing issues, I’d probably still be using subtitles in tandem with compression/equalization if it were an option. BUT, it’d still be nice to have for watching things late at night without waking other people up.

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      Funnily enough, watching TV in bed is the other reason I started watching with subs! I’ve since switched to bluetooth headphones for that and I find I don’t usually need subtitles if I’m using them.

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      I know Windows has a compressor of sorts built in, the audio equalization feature, and I wish there were a good equivalent for this on Linux.

      Install easyeffects if it’s not installed by default. You can have all kinds of audio processing for both output and input

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        Tried that a while ago. I found a preset that was supposed to be similar to Windows’ audio equalization, but I wasn’t satisfied with the results.