This is for any of you Denon 2803/2805 owners....I just got my M60's and denon 2805 for a 2-channel setup.
1) With Lord of the rings DVD in , I had to increase volume to -10 to get slightly above normal sound level.
2) Next, I played Hotel California song in pure direct mode and still I had to go upto -15 to get normal sound level.
My question is:
Is it normal to have to increase volume knob upto -10/-15 to get normal sound ? ( My volume level starts at -80 and goes upto +18 , I believe).. I was kinda surprised with 100W/channel coming out and M60's being such efficient speakers, do I need to increase it by this much or am I doing something wrong with the receiver settings ??? With my earlier Yamaha, I dont recall having to go this much down...Pl. help me resolve this ...What is your "normal" volume level with this receiver ?
The 12 guage speaker wires that Axiom provide are black and there is an "axiom" logo on one of the wires ( i.e. positive or negative wire) and folks at Axiom suggest that I assume it as being either positive/negative and then keep it consistant. Now the results of the Auto setup with the mike that denon 2805 provides, says "Error: front speakers out of phase"...(Unfortunately , they also mention that on certain speakers, even correct connections will be reported as out of phase)....So there is no sure way to find out
FYI, here are some other info about my setup:
1) I am running optical from my DVD player to receiver and using axiom 12 guage wire to hook up the two speakers.
2)On the receiver setup menu, I have the two front speakers as large and the channel level as +1 dB ( 0 being the default).
3) My room measures approximately 15x30x9 with the speaker and receiver at one long side and my sitting position at the other end around 12 ft away. I have the speakers around 18" from wall behind and around 6 ft. apart.
