Avia HT DVD

[jhawk92]

Ok, so I have been away from the boards for a while, but I have been swamped both at work, and working at home on stuff I didn't get done at work. But I did get a chance to listen to edster's K-horn/Moondog system a few weeks ago. I'll post a review of that experience when I get a chance to breathe.

But, my question is about the Avia DVD. I have a copy and was using it this weekend to calibrate my system above and beyond to the on-board test signals from my Denon AVR-4800. Since the Denon automatically sets the volume to 0dB, what should I do with the Avia when it is playing? If I set to 0dB, I can't be in the same room. I know how to remotely tune the individual speaker levels, but with Avia disc, I am supposed to tune to 85dB vice 75dB for the Denon. Anyone have experience with Denon/Avia please help me out here. Thanks.

[kenratboy]

Well, I will say don't blow up your speakers! You mean it want's you to turn it all the way up!!!

Can't you just follow the DVD instructions? It would seem to me that the DVD would overide the receiver.

[dougdrake]

Rob - Good to see you again. Was thinking about you the other day. This is my favorite season in New England.

I have a Denon and use the AVIA disk. Just turn the volume on the Denon down after you enter setup mode to a level more reasonable, where you can get 85db out of the main speakers at 0db on their channel settings using the AVIA test tone. For me, that is like -10 on my Denon 3300. Then, that setting becomes your "new" 00 point (or reference level) on the Denon. It goes to 0 because that makes it easy to remember as a reference point, and is geared to those without highly efficient Klipsch speakers, who probably need to go to 0 to get 85db out of them.

Then, whenever you're watching a movie and want reference volume, just set the Denon to that new reference point you identified during calibration. Should give you 105db peaks at your listening position.

Good luck!

DD