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Thanks Dr. House for your recommendations.
I am using an older receiver which limits calibration. Had a Onkyo 608, but returned today to Best Buy as volume never started until level 43 of 99. I have the the M60s set to large as you suggested and then I set the the speaker setting for the M60s to +3 and that seemed to help. Also set the Bass to +5 and the Treble to -2. This brought out more of the bass and took away some of the echo sounding that I was getting in stereo mode. Will keep playing with the settings and try out different music and movies. Phantom of the Opera CD should give me a better feel vs the 2 movies I have watched thus far.
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I have the same thing with my Denon with my Axioms. On the volume control that is rated at -80 to +15 I start to get sound at around -40 and increase it from there. I have this setting programmed, so when it turns on I don't have to increase the volume control so much each time I play music, watch movies etc.. Mostly this has to do with the sensitivity of the speakers. There was nothing defective with the receiver btw.
Good call on using the tone controls BadDog!
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I had my Onkyo setting to -35 (in THX mode) when power up, this volume is just nice for late night viewing (but sometimes had to reduce to -45 when it's really late). During daytime normal TV volume is -27 to -20 (channel depending) and for BD/Music is -26 (low volume) to -12 (very loud wife complaining, neighbor turning heads volume)
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Thanks all for your recommendations. BadDog's tail is a wagging now.
After playing numerous CDs and a few movies last night I was able to get the settings where they should be to get a good tonal balance. Phantom of the Opera sounds like I am live at the theater.
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I too set my Onkyo to power up at -40, and while I was at it set the maximum volume to -10. While that's plenty loud enough for my townhouse, I really set it to ensure the kids don't accidentally crank it up too loud with the custom programmed Volume Up button on my universal remote. I've programmed that button to essentially hit the regular volume up button 10 times. Nice features in receivers these days. 
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I dropped my remote the other day, which somehow caused the volume to go to full blast. I'm so glad that I had max volume set at 0.
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I too set my Onkyo to power up at -40, and while I was at it set the maximum volume to -10. While that's plenty loud enough for my townhouse, I really set it to ensure the kids don't accidentally crank it up too loud with the custom programmed Volume Up button on my universal remote. I've programmed that button to essentially hit the regular volume up button 10 times. Nice features in receivers these days. I agree. Two very overlooked settings on modern AVR's.
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I have my power on set to -25, my normal AM listening volume from the kitchen as I stumble through breakfast.
My Max is also set to -10.
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Very nice looking space. I've been thinking about the Onk 808 as well. Although it is a 7.2 channel receiver, it has Dolby PLIIz processing which means that 2 of those channels could be front effect channels. I think that's what I would do. If you have 2 ceiling speakers in the front it would be interesting to hear your system configured so that the ceiling speakers were your L/R effect speakers over your proposed M22 rather than using the back surrounds. Ok, I have been lurking around Axiom for like 5 years now. Life and timing have finally come into play and I'm ready to pull the trigger on getting an axiom speaker set up for my new family room. I'm thinking the the M60's for fronts, the QS8 for rears and the VP150 v3 for the front. I'm also getting the new Onkyo TX-NR808 receiver, which is a 7.2 receiver. My house already has JBL SP6CSII in the ceiling (hey the came with the house). I figure I'll use those for me second set of rear speakers. I have 2 openings on either side of my in-wall entertainment center that are 22" wide x 16" tall x 16" deep. I figured those are perfect places for a set of small but punchy subs. Day Time Night Time Now I know a lot of people here opt for subs other than the Axioms. I don't want to spend a ton of money, but I thought something like the Definitive Technology ProSub 800 or the Infinity PS212 would be perfect. Are 2 decent subs better than one expensive subs for a 7.2 system? Any and all advice is welcome, as I know most of you enjoy setting up dream systems as much as I do. thanks!
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