sorry, Casey, but there ARE absolutes in AV; these are called Standards, and the first thing (after some room treatment) that should be done is calibration to a standard, whether for Audio or Video. This is Reference.
But, not all people do that.
when calibration has been done (here with Audyssey), then is the time to listen carefully for some days or a couple of weeks to try and see if there is anything that could be changed to make it better. this is Preference, which is not the same as Reference.
i have found, with my system, that the LFE was too weak, so i increased its level by 2.5-3 dB.
this makes it sound like "equal loudness" to my ears.
Reference means that you will see movies on your TV the way the director wants it to be seen, and you will hear music the way it's meant to be heard by the sound engineer.
Edit: pls read this carefully:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=14456895#post14456895 It answers everything you ever wanted to know about...
Last edited by J. B.; 03/05/12 08:13 PM.
