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Hi all,
I just picked up a Denon AVR-3806 receiver, after reading countless positive reviews, to replace my aging Kenwood VR-4090B. All in all, it works like a dream, but there's one problem that's been bugging me about it. Both the Denon and the Kenwood are quoted as 120 WPC units - and yet the Kenwood's volume was FAR louder than that of the Denon. I'm using the same speakers with both receivers (B&W Matrix 804's, just in stereo for now); and I'm using all the same sources, both digital and analog. While I could crank the volume on the Kenwood only to about -25dB or so before I worried about annoying people in the next apartment, I can actually turn the Denon up ALL THE WAY (0.0dB) and not have it be overbearingly loud. I've checked all the settings that I know of that will affect the input sensitivity and output channel balance to make sure nothing is turned all the way down. Has anyone heard of this happening before? Any insight into what could be going on?
Thanks!
-Bob
Follow Ups:
Ahh, it looks like the volume limiter was set. I had thought about the possibility of the receiver going higher than 0.0db ref, but that's as high as I could turn it. Then, digging through the instruction manual, I saw that its range was actually all the way to +18.0db and that there IS a volume limiter function. Which was set to 0.0db...I guess that's what happens when you buy a demo unit from a store. So now, yes, I can turn this thing up to *quite* uncomfortable levels!
Thanks for all the insight, folks.
As the other 2 posters have pointed out, the 0 db points may not be the same. The volume control on my Denon 2807 can be adjusted up to somewhere around +10 db plus or minus a few dB depending on any adjustments made to particular input levels and also depending on variations in channel level also. Any EQ settings like Audyssey that you're using with the Denon can also have an impact, both on the apparent loudness of the sound in the room and also in how hard the power amp stages are working at higher volume levels and how much volume level adjustment you're allowed as a result. The Kenwood may reach max volume at 0 dB or even a bit lower depending on how it deals with some of those other factors.
With the analog inputs there's probably also a different amount of gain in the pre-amp stages and that will affect how high you need to set the volume setting, which controls the power amp stages, in order to get equal volume from both. In addition, the input stages of both may have slightly different sensitivities.
David Aiken
I used to have the 3806 and seem to remember that the volume reading needed to be adjusted somewaay, as it didn't start at 0.
May just be the reading rather than the actual output, but volume was never a problem and I think you will find there is an adjustment necessary as I definitely could raise the volume to uncomfortable levels.
Best Regards,
Chris redmond.
I wouldn't worry about it, maybe there are differences in the factory calibration. On a similiar note, my Honda motorcycle's speedometer reads 3-4 mph faster than actual speed.
Baba-Booey to you all!
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