denon 3801+avia+sub level question

hello all,


I am trying to setup my subwoofer levels properly using the avia dvd. here is my setup

denon 3801

nht 1.3a for FL,FR

1.1c for C

superZero for SL,SB,SR

sw2pi powered sub


all speaker set to small

i first used the test tones on the receiver to calibrate every channel to roughly 75 db


i then ran the avia test disc and used their signals for the 5 main channels, only the SR and SL needed adjusting by 1 db. so far, so good


the x-over on my sub is set to its highest setting, which is 150hz. i assumed that since my denon will only send the sub 80hz and below, this setting would be ok.


when i used the subwoofer test signals on the avia disc (the one with the alternating signals from one of the main speakers followed by teh subwoofer), my subwoofer is about 10 dbs higher than my main. according to the onscreen message, it said that they should be at the same level. my question is, why so much discrepancy between the test signals and avia? should i just disregard my test tone levels and just adjust them to avias test tones? thanks all!


abbott