[johnbm]

Also posted this on the Audio forum.


DVD player: optical audio signal direct to input on Denon AVR 2700.


HTPC: digital audio signal passed out of ATI Radeon 7500 into SBLive DD5.1 and directly out again via S/Pdif to Denon AVR 2700. Setting in SBlive to 'digital output only', all mute buttons 'off and volume sliders at max.


For HTPC I usually have to increase the volume by 30-50% above the setting for the DVD player to achieve about the same level of sound.


I am thinking there is a blockage somewhere - a volume control I haven't reset? Am I damaging my 2700?


Any ideas? Thanks for replies.

 

[llamameat]

Your standalone player might apply dynamic-range-compression before creating the output signal

 

[teaberry]

heh mine is the opposite. my dvd player is lower volume then my HTPC...weird