Quote Originally Posted by nolefan
Thanks for the input. I will get a meter and try to do a better setup. I quess the main thing is the volume on the reciever is adjustable from -80 to +10. I had to turn it up to -15 to -20 range and was not sure if this was ok being that they do not suggest you go above 0. I have one more question if you don't mind! I have the speakers on small and crossovers on 80hrz. Should the crossover on the sub be 80 or above or is that just personal taste. I don't know anyone who is knows anything about this stuff and the local ciruitcity people know about as much as I do! Thanks again!!!
As far as the volume numeration goes, it's somewhat arbitrary, as I'm sure you already suspect. And room acoustics will have a lot to do with the same receiver needing to be set a different volumes in different rooms. For the crossover, most people set it at 80hz. If you get a test disc with thorough test tones and such you can play around with the setting and see what setting best fits your room.