[cglauner]

I have a A1 and a PS3 that were connected to my Pioneer 1018 receiver. In order to take advantage (and to get rid of some cables) of the new codecs I got the Pioneer xr700 receiver and connected the A1 and PS3 through HDMI to this new receiver.


I noticed that in comparison to my old receiver, the volume level is different (meaning lower). I used to have my PS3 connected through the optical cable (the A1 through the 5.1) and now when I play movies or games, I have to increase the volume significantly to get the same output through the HDMI cable as I got through the old connections. The A1 has the same difference in volume that needs to be increased, while non-HDMI sources (CD player on optical) have the same volume level as on the Pioneer.


Is this normal?


Thanks for the help.

 

[MichaelJHuman]

Its very normal for sources to vary in output level. You receiver may have volume trims for each inputl; mine does.

 

[JOHNnDENVER]

In general as the resolution of the audio goes up, the level has to come down. This is to make sure there is no digital clipping happening, in particular, in the D to A conversion.