My receiver is excellent, Anthem 1120, so distortion is not the problem. The sound is great, I have a Paradigm X-15 Defiance sub, its just that the sound goes way up anytime there is any kind of special effect sound. I thought an amp running the front end could make a difference as I read that somewhere but I don't want to spend the money without having opinions of people who run a separate amp for the front speakers. Thanks
Would adding a separate 3 channel help in this situation
I have an Anthem 1120 receiver running a 5.1.4 system. My front speakers are Paradigm 85F with a Paradigm 55 C as center channel. When I play a movie with a lot of heavy sound effects the sound gets really loud during the sound effects and my family objects when it get very loud. If I added a 3 channel amp can I play at a lower volume and be able to hear and understand the dialogue. I start at a fairly loud but not blasting level to hear the dialogue clearly. I want to still be able to enjoy the sound effects but at a lower volume setting. Thanks