Quote Originally Posted by EdwardGein
Originally I did use an SPL meter for my living room set up. Someone on this board actually helped me with this too. I did not like the results however, and after writing the SPL settings down, got better results for my ears, just using trial and error. Since then, I added the same Denon receiver for my bedroom. I set those levels up independently, again by trial and error.
I noticed after a few months, that the sound was more balanced in the bedroom then the living room & am trying to make some adjustments for my living room set up. SPL readings will not help because, my hearing is stronger in one ear then another (which I learned from hearing tests) & therefore while these levels might be perfect to someone who's hears equally with both ears, they're not applicable to people with hearing unbalances. Alot of people have hearing unbalances but are not aware of this. SPL readings do not factor this in.
I would use the meter for the setup and then adjust accordingly.