TB Rich
Prominent Member
I've got an old AVR that has no auto setup, so it rely's on pink noise generation and manual adjustment of the channels. I decided just now to check with my UMIK-1 and REW how good a job I had done by ear balancing them all - turns out spot on! However to get ~75dB of pink noise referenced in REW, my AVR master volume is -5dB.
So, if I had auto calibration on a modern AVR, am I correct in thinking it would calibrate the channel trims so that they would be putting out ~75dB with the master volume at 0dB?
If so then I believe that means my listening level of -22dB is actually equivalent to -17dB on a system calibrated against reference?
I appreciate the only thing that matters are the channel balances being level, and that master volume is simply a means to an end. But I've always felt I listen at a decent enough volume and have often wondered how on earth people tolerate reference listening! This would at least explain I'm closer to reference than I thought.
Cheers
So, if I had auto calibration on a modern AVR, am I correct in thinking it would calibrate the channel trims so that they would be putting out ~75dB with the master volume at 0dB?
If so then I believe that means my listening level of -22dB is actually equivalent to -17dB on a system calibrated against reference?
I appreciate the only thing that matters are the channel balances being level, and that master volume is simply a means to an end. But I've always felt I listen at a decent enough volume and have often wondered how on earth people tolerate reference listening! This would at least explain I'm closer to reference than I thought.
Cheers