I went home yesterday and played around with my reciever and got that "umph" that I was looking for.Ive just got to adjust the levels. Im going to purchase that SPL meter today. Because of what you stated about Alan saying that the Auto EQ comes a bit short, I'll hold out on that mic. Do I need anything else besides the SPL meter? How does this work exactly? And with my setup, what setting should I have my speakers set to? Again I have the M80s for fronts, VP150 center, 2 QS8s surrounds, and no sub? What about the others, large or small?