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jeffslife · Joined: 17 Apr 2010 Posts: 4181 Location: ohio usa

I am tweaking in my speakers tonite for various reasons. I am going to re set my "reference level" . I usually watch movies alone and I prefer a pretty high volume level but not over the top all the time. I had it set up around 88 decibels and was pushing about 180 watts per channel into 7 channels( at 88 decibels) not counting the subs. I just wondered what others ran theirs at.

Nashou66 · Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 16171 Location: West Seneca NY

it is usually 75 jeff .

jeffslife · Joined: 17 Apr 2010 Posts: 4181 Location: ohio usa

Thank you, Is that the level you set it at or is it the level your AVR uses ? I guess what I am asking is where did you come up with that number ? Is it just one of those unwritten rules ? Thanks again.

garyfritz · Joined: 08 Apr 2006 Posts: 12026 Location: Fort Collins, CO

http://www.thx.com/consumer/thx-technology/thx-reference-level/ says it's 85dB.

http://www.acousticfrontiers.com/2013314thx-reference-level/ agrees, with a much better explanation. They say 85dB with pink noise, 95dB for LFE, 75dB with built-in pink-noise test tones (which are apparently recorded at a different level for some reason).

Nashou66 · Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 16171 Location: West Seneca NY

It is the THX standard I believe. AVS forums has lots of info for acoustic calibration using AVR's and SPL meters as well as using REW ( Room Equalizer Wizard).

here read this

http://www.homecinemaguru.com/how-to-set-channel-levels-speaker-crossovers-and-speaker-phase/

nashou

jeffslife · Joined: 17 Apr 2010 Posts: 4181 Location: ohio usa

So my Integra should run pink noise @ 85 DB. It doesn't. I make many adjustments to get it to (now 82). I like it around there for listening alone, its too much with people in the room though. Thanks for the help !