the test tones from the receiver would come out fine...same volume as all of the others. It was when i put on a dvd that I noticed the lack of sound until I bumped it up by +10. Tried saving private ryan (gunfire, explsions, rain), Forest Gump (mainly for the rain scene), Incredibles - good to show off surrounds. It sounds good now. Last night noticed that the surrounds almost sounded too strong in certain situations, so I may end up backing it down now. Just thought it was strange that I had to play around (not sure if it was a receiver issue).