Comment by redox99
3 hours ago
It's the same idea, a narrated youtube video is meant to have the same volume throughout, while a movie is meant to have quiet and loud parts.
The problem, as you say, is that if you don't want to have loud parts, you lower the volume so that loud is not loud anymore, and then the quiet but audible parts become inaudibly quiet.
I consider this to be a separate issue to the lack of clarity of internal speakers, and a bit harder to solve because it stems from the paper thin walls common in the US and other places.
You can usually use audio compression to fix this if you can't play the movie at the volume level it's meant to be played.
That the entire problem is intentional does not make it any less of a defect.
Intentionally making audio uncomfortable is not a sign of art or skill, it's a sign of delivering a bad product.
The audio is not uncomfortable, 75 dB is a reasonable calibration level for a home setup (your average scene will be much quieter).
75 dB in real life is your typical restaurant, office, etc.