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Hut, I don't think that works for all receivers. I suppose if your using a CD test tone maybe. When I use my Denon's built in test tones, you can't do it this old fashioned way I don't believe.
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I just calibrated a pioneer receiver for my father-in-law...his system worked so I could adjust the master volume while the test tones were in progress...however, with my Yamaha, I think it didn't work like that, but the test tones do play wherever your master volume is set...if your master volume is set to -80db, when your test tones are played no sound will come out of any speaker...at least thats how the Yamaha and Pioneer reacted...
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HomeDad, I hear what you're saying, but is it even possible to trim a speaker down far enough from a maximum master volume setting, which I assume would be pushing 100dB in many cases?
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Good point, maybe when I recalibrate everything and hook up my amp again next weekend for comparison I'll give that a shot also.
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OK. I'm just trying to understand the dynamics behind this. So if we take your case & calibrate at 2 different levels (-10 & -20), and then raise the master volume to say 0, should the SPL level be the same for both initial calibrations? If yes, then I guess I'm confused somewhere.
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OK. I'm just trying to understand the dynamics behind this. So if we take your case & calibrate at 2 different levels (-10 & -20), and then raise the master volume to say 0, should the SPL level be the same for both initial calibrations? If yes, then I guess I'm confused somewhere.
I think it would sound the same. Here is an example:
1. Calibrate your speakers using -10 master volume. For examples sake lets say all your speakers will have a trim of 0db, and all be at 75db.
2. Calibrate speakers using -20 master volume. For examples sake lets say all your speakers will have an individual trim of +10db (because you just turned the master down 10db) to achieve 75db on each speaker.
In both cases, your speakers will be at the same level when playing material at 0db on your master, because in the second case, you boosted all your speakers by 10db to achieve the 75db calibration. In the first example, no trim was needed to boost your speakers.
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Well, yes, that does make sense put that way. In reality, you're still starting out at the same levels, just either trimmed or not trimmed.
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Thanks, Hutz. I get it now. 
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My Denon doesn't care what the master volume is set to during calibration.
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Hut that is incorrect, at least on Denons. On the Denons if I put it at -80dB's and then kick off the test tones, the Denon ignores the volume setting and uses the preloaded setup levels built into the algorithms.
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