jrgreene1968 Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 when calibrating my setup using internal test tones and a sound meter, i have to set my speakers all the way down to -12, and still have around 77db. Aint i losing alot of performance, or making my amp work harder like that. Wouldnt it be better to have the speakers closer to the 0 setting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 It's most likely the result of a not too large listening area and efficient speakers. I wouldn't worry about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrgreene1968 Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 well the room is actually pretty large and open, but the speakers are 98db effecient, and i have 200wpc feeding them.It dont really bother me, i just figured with them turned all the way down, i was wasting my amp wattage, lol[]. I dont pay any attention to reference on the receiver anyway, so i guess i could calibrate them closer to the 0 mark..it would just get to reference volume before the 00 on receiver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennie Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 well the room is actually pretty large and open, but the speakers are 98db effecient, and i have 200wpc feeding them.It dont really bother me, i just figured with them turned all the way down, i was wasting my amp wattage, lol. I dont pay any attention to reference on the receiver anyway, so i guess i could calibrate them closer to the 0 mark..it would just get to reference volume before the 00 on receiver That's what I would do. If I have my sub calibrated less than 0, it dosen't want to come on. So I turn the volume down and the adjustments up above 0. It works for me. Dennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. RF62 Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 well the room is actually pretty large and open, but the speakers are 98db effecient, and i have 200wpc feeding them.It dont really bother me, i just figured with them turned all the way down, i was wasting my amp wattage, lol. I dont pay any attention to reference on the receiver anyway, so i guess i could calibrate them closer to the 0 mark..it would just get to reference volume before the 00 on receiver That's what I would do. If I have my sub calibrated less than 0, it dosen't want to come on. So I turn the volume down and the adjustments up above 0. It works for me. Dennie +1 from me Dennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennie Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 well the room is actually pretty large and open, but the speakers are 98db effecient, and i have 200wpc feeding them.It dont really bother me, i just figured with them turned all the way down, i was wasting my amp wattage, lol. I dont pay any attention to reference on the receiver anyway, so i guess i could calibrate them closer to the 0 mark..it would just get to reference volume before the 00 on receiver That's what I would do. If I have my sub calibrated less than 0, it dosen't want to come on. So I turn the volume down and the adjustments up above 0. It works for me. Dennie +1 from me Dennie It took me a while to figure out why my sub (set on Auto) wasn't coming on unless I turned the volume way up. So I re-calibrated and presto! Dennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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