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Alan is right...85db is what the film maker's level they intended you to listen

now this is the way i calibrate my system....

use avia's guide to H/T is a very good and easy to follow
a rat shack spl meter (the one you can't find anymore)perhaps you can find one on ebay

putting the rat shack meter dead center of your listening area... (at ears height) and listen to each speaker individially (make sure your levels on the reciever is at full for all the speakers) take the weakest speaker and put the volume up to when you see 85db and adjust the others speakers down to 85db.... et voila...

except for the sub the adjustment must but a little more than 85db .... u must experiment with the sub, adjustment varies from room size to sub to placement...

i hope this helps...