Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater Denon 3803 - speaker level calibration, Avia, etc.

Gene, this may be getting tangled-up, but if we're on the same page, you're right; it doesn't make any real difference whether calibration is at 70, 80, 90dB or whatever, as long as it's done accurately(it's just a suggestion to use e.g., 85dB on Avia so that the level at calibration happens to match the level of the original production, but this isn't crucial). It also doesn't matter whether the source of the test tones is the receiver or a setup disc.

Peter? If the receiver test-tone level is different from the disc level, of course the meter will read differently; or isn't that what you're referring to.