Reference Level-What does that mean? - Blu-ray Forum

jag2007 · 02-22-2010, 04:39 PM

Sorry if this has already been posted I did a search and could not find anything.

Ok so what does this mean and how do I know if I can acheive this with my set up?

Ia am using an Onkyo 605 and the HTIB speakers & sub from the from this system http://www.onkyousa.com/model.cfm?m=HT-S780&class=Systems&p=s

Thanks in advance for any responses.

bhampton · 02-22-2010, 04:41 PM

In my experience it means too dern loud by a long shot.

However,... the more people in the theater the louder the sound has to be in my theater. That may be because people diffuse or absorb sound as well and produce noise of their own.

-Brian

sokrman14 · 02-22-2010, 04:49 PM

It is the volume in which the sound is mixed by the studio. It is typically denoted by 0 on your volume knob if your volume counts up to 0 from a negative number.

bhampton · 02-22-2010, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sokrman14

It is the volume in which the sound is mixed by the studio. It is typically denoted by 0 on your volume knob if your volume counts up to 0 from a negative number.

This is only true if you setup the 0 position to be reference volume. That is... If you play the test tones and then use a SPL meter and adjust the channel volume offsets so that 0 becomes reference volume which is 75 or 80db depending on who you ask.

No AVR can know the size of your room and therefore the amount of amplification would provide reference volume without this type of calibration. Though... Some AVR's have calibration modes to setup this very type of thing.

-Brian

Big Daddy · 02-23-2010, 01:35 AM

There is a complete explanation of reference level at the beginning of post #1 in the Understanding Dialog Normalization thread.

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02-22-2010, 04:39 PM	#1
jag2007 Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:San Antonio Home Theater Gallery:32 Blu-ray collection:17	Reference Level-What does that mean? Sorry if this has already been posted I did a search and could not find anything. Ok so what does this mean and how do I know if I can acheive this with my set up? Ia am using an Onkyo 605 and the HTIB speakers & sub from the from this system http://www.onkyousa.com/model.cfm?m=HT-S780&class=Systems&p=s Thanks in advance for any responses. Last edited by jag2007; 02-22-2010 at 04:41 PM.

02-22-2010, 04:41 PM	#2
bhampton Blu-ray Count Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:981 Blu-ray collection:2537 DVD collection:67 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:18	In my experience it means too dern loud by a long shot. However,... the more people in the theater the louder the sound has to be in my theater. That may be because people diffuse or absorb sound as well and produce noise of their own. -Brian

02-22-2010, 04:49 PM	#3
sokrman14 Special Member Member since:Mar 2006 Location:Omaha, NE Home Theater Gallery:9 Blu-ray collection:32 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	It is the volume in which the sound is mixed by the studio. It is typically denoted by 0 on your volume knob if your volume counts up to 0 from a negative number.

02-23-2010, 01:35 AM	#5
Big Daddy Blu-ray Champion Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Southern California Home Theater Gallery:79 Blu-ray collection:122 Trading Score:1	There is a complete explanation of reference level at the beginning of post #1 in the Understanding Dialog Normalization thread.

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