Why is it required to turn the sound bar up to 60+ on some streaming services/shows whereas others work fine at 15-20?

Question

Why is it required to turn the sound bar up to 60+ on some streaming services/shows whereas others work fine at 15-20?

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Answer 1

I believe it’s the bitrate of the sound you are listening to. Some streaming services have higher audio bitrates which produce louder sounds and some others use lower bitrates. On Spotify you can set the bitrate you want to stream on and you can hear the difference.