Yamaha htr-6080/rx-v861 volume question...

[Johk]

I would say that normally -35 / -40 dB should be pretty low.

I would guess that the speaker levels that you were using with your HTR-5660 were probably higher than what your using right now.

If you want to set the levels of your speakers properly follow the instruction in the "Calibration your audio with a SPL meter" thread. If you use these instructions your reference level at 0 dB whould be 80 dB (the volume display on the Yamaha is a relative display).

What is important is that all your speakers are at the same level.

By the way, how do you like the HTR-6080? I am still trying to figure out if I should keep the Denon AVR-988 or return it and get the Yamaha HTR-6080 or RX-V863 instead. One thing that is making me reconsider is the scaler on the Denon (Faroudja FLi2310) vs the one in the Yamaha (Anchor Bay Technologies ABT1010).