Originally Posted By: fredk
Originally Posted By: BobKay
...For movies, 14-17 does just fine. I listen to most pop/rock music at about 14-16 (2-channel 95% of the time), depending on the recording...

Do you mean + or -? I'm listening in the range of -14 to -17 as well. When I checked, reference was at around -12. This is after using audessey for level and distance calibration.

My daughter keeps telling me to turn it down when I get close to -14. She would be much happier at -20.


Sorry, Fred, yes, minus 14-17. I have 2 Onks, both w/ audyssey. The 7.1 reads from -82 to +12. The 5.1 starts at 0 and goes up to 82. Cd's also seem to be getting "louder." With new releases by some bands two years ago, I would top out at -14. Now there's new stuff that I can't listen to much above -18.

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