Thanks for the great info, Alan!

I'll have to dig thru the Pioneer manual. There is a 'Loudness' menu setting - looks like it's either on or off, and affects "base and treble at low volumes."

There is also a 'Midnight' setting for "effective surround sound at low volumes."

I see it has the traditional bass/treble controls, with bass centered around 100Hz. That is worth noodling with, but it will be interesting as volumes increase because when we're really cranking a movie (Lord of the Rings this past weekend) we could only turn the sub's volume a few notches above minimum or things fell off shelves!

There is also the option of 'both' for bass - LFE + the base from the front-speakers but only if they're 'large'.

Maybe I'll just tell the kids to suck it up and put a pillow over their heads while we listen!

Thanks again!

-Brian



2xM60ti, 2xM3ti, 2xQS4, VP100, EP350, N2's