I saw an old post from Alan where he explained the volume level readings on modern receivers. Basically he said that they tend to get 'loud' and about -20db and most have given their all by 0db - beyond that, there tends to be distortion etc.
I have just bought a NAD 573 - its bloody heavy compared to my old receiver so expected plenty of power - when playing CDs, it does get plenty loud at about -20, but for DVDS it has to be pushed to 0 or +1,+2 to give fairly average loudness. Is this a sign that its a bit underpowered for my medium sized room?
I am currently running without a center, using M60s and some older 6ohm bookshelves as surrounds.
Thoughts welcome
