ONKYO 605 Volume Control

[Draagonman]

I just switched to the 605 last night and I have a question about volume level on the 605. On my old Sony STR-DE675 I would have the volume level about 30 and it would sound very loud, on the new 605 I have to turn up the volume level to 60 and higher to match the loudness of the Sony.
Is this normal?
What do other people have have their volume levle at on the 605

[Beta Man]

I think that the 605 is 90W per channel, and the Sony was 100w per channel, but either way what a company states as output usually isn't reality.... I could find you some receivers that push out 75 or less watts/channel and it'll blow away either of those in terms of output.

Either way though, it's pretty subjective to what people have to turn the dial to.... for one, people have different speakers/connections etc. and also, what's your definition of "loud" not all people hear alike.

[Mikesamuel08]

Originally Posted by Draagonman

I just switched to the 605 last night and I have a question about volume level on the 605. On my old Sony STR-DE675 I would have the volume level about 30 and it would sound very loud, on the new 605 I have to turn up the volume level to 60 and higher to match the loudness of the Sony.
Is this normal?
What do other people have have their volume levle at on the 605

I have an Onkyo 605 myself and I notice that when I play a dvd, I normaly turn up the volume level to 60-65. But when I play a blu-ray movie with LPCM or better the volume is around 58-61; so what your volume level is about right.

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by Mikesamuel08

I have an Onkyo 605 myself and I notice that when I play a dvd, I normaly turn up the volume level to 60-65. But when I play a blu-ray movie with LPCM or better the volume is around 58-61; so what your volume level is about right.

There is a "right" and "wrong" level? Because his is similar to yours, then he's "right" ????

[Mikesamuel08]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

There is a "right" and "wrong" level? Because his is similar to yours, then he's "right" ????

Its right; his system is fine.

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by Mikesamuel08

Its right; his system is fine.

well, now that I've read it on an internet forum, it must be true.

[pdl2mtl90]

I notice the same thing. Switched from Onkyo 550 to Onkyo 605. Volume has to be turned up much higher. No biggie though. Upgrade was worth it!

[savage1984]

For movies with lossless, I have my 605 at 65. For with lossy, 70.
For tv, anywhere from 40 to 55. It really depends... commercials are always louder. I hate that.

[rarredoa]

Personally I believe that room size will play the biggest factor in how loud your receiver will have to play. I live in a one bedroom apartment, and dialogue plays loud enough when i am around level 45 with the onkyo 605. When i listen to LPCM, however, i usually listen in at around 55, but during action sequences, my upstairs neighbor begins to stomp on his floor. Again i believe this is because of the size of the room. Personally I agree that different receivers will output different volumes with respect to one another, mainly because of the way sound volume/electronic's are calibrated internally. The difference between 90 watts and 100 watts is very minimal in terms of sound volume at reasonable listening levels, within the same brand, but between different brands, I WOULD expect a slight difference, but not to say one brand's better than another, just my 2 cents