Haha, you're definitely not alone. I usually listen at 1.0x too because the binaural effects sound best that way, but I've bumped some tracks up to 1.2x–1.3x when the dialogue felt really slow >-<
I have become more picky with the years 😅. We have soo many new content now that i can be more picky.
Not for zombie/post apocalyptic stuff tho, i read everything there is :c