But one thing I've noticed: the dialog played through
the dvd to a noise suppression box (midnight theater)
and into a Yamaha RP U100 receiver then out to my
MLTL speaks seems to get lost in a cascade of 'mood
music' which is part of the, inthis case, tv show called
Star Trek Enterprise.

I have turned off the DSP effects on the Yam and am using\the 10/1 setting on the noise supression box. The box keeps volumes
normalized so as not to freak out my neighbors. Hence the
term midnight theater which is no incorporated into home
theater 5:1 amps as a feature.

How would plugging the dvd player directly into the Yam
change things? or is it just a poor recording job by
Paramount to get those surround sound and dolby effects?

Maybe this should be in Home Theater (?)