A method comprising: receiving a multichannel audio signal including a center channel (122-2); processing each channel (122-1, 122-2, ..., 122-N) of the multichannel audio signal to enhance intelligibility of dialog in the multichannel audio signal, including: processing the center channel (122-2) of the multichannel audio signal by adjusting equalization (118-2) of the center channel by raising the center channel's signal level in an audio frequency range of human speech in comparison to the center channel's signal level at other frequencies, and as the center channel is processed, processing a second channel (122-1, 122-3, ..., 122-N) of the multichannel audio signal by adjusting equalization (118-1, 118-3, ..., 118-N) of the second channel by attenuating the second channel's signal level in the audio frequency range of human speech in comparison to the second channel's signal level at other frequencies; and passing the processed audio channels to a device, wherein processing the center channel of the multichannel audio signal further comprises compressing the center channel's dynamic range (120-2) by a first ratio, and wherein processing the second channel of the multichannel audio signal further comprises compressing the second channel's dynamic range (120-1, 120-3, ..., 120-N) by a second ratio, the second ratio being greater than the first ratio. receiving a multichannel audio signal including a center channel (122-2); processing each channel (122-1, 122-2, ..., 122-N) of the multichannel audio signal to enhance intelligibility of dialog in the multichannel audio signal, including: processing the center channel (122-2) of the multichannel audio signal by adjusting equalization (118-2) of the center channel by raising the center channel's signal level in an audio frequency range of human speech in comparison to the center channel's signal level at other frequencies, and as the center channel is processed, processing a second channel (122-1, 122-3, ..., 122-N) of the multichannel audio signal by adjusting equalization (118-1, 118-3, ..., 118-N) of the second channel by attenuating the second channel's signal level in the audio frequency range of human speech in comparison to the second channel's signal level at other frequencies; and processing the center channel (122-2) of the multichannel audio signal by adjusting equalization (118-2) of the center channel by raising the center channel's signal level in an audio frequency range of human speech in comparison to the center channel's signal level at other frequencies, and as the center channel is processed, processing a second channel (122-1, 122-3, ..., 122-N) of the multichannel audio signal by adjusting equalization (118-1, 118-3, ..., 118-N) of the second channel by attenuating the second channel's signal level in the audio frequency range of human speech in comparison to the second channel's signal level at other frequencies; and passing the processed audio channels to a device, wherein processing the center channel of the multichannel audio signal further comprises compressing the center channel's dynamic range (120-2) by a first ratio, and wherein processing the second channel of the multichannel audio signal further comprises compressing the second channel's dynamic range (120-1, 120-3, ..., 120-N) by a second ratio, the second ratio being greater than the first ratio. <EOS>